1. In 2004, Ballance pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering, and was sentenced to four years in prison, two years supervised release, and fined $10,000.
16 Facts About Frank Ballance
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Frank Ballance graduated from W S Etheridge High School in 1959 and attended North Carolina Central University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1963 and a Juris Doctor degree in 1965.
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Frank Ballance served in the North Carolina National Guard Reserve from 1968 to 1971.
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Frank Ballance was first elected to the House of the state legislature in 1983 and served until 1986.
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Frank Ballance served in the state senate until 2002, including as deputy president pro tempore from 1997 to 2002.
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Frank Ballance was appointed to the Board of Trustees for both North Carolina Central University and Elizabeth City State University.
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Frank Ballance ran for and was elected to, the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina's 1st congressional district in 2002.
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Frank Ballance served on the House Agriculture Committee and the House Small Business Committee.
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On June 8,2004, Frank Ballance resigned from his seat due to health issues after being diagnosed with myasthenia gravis.
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On September 2,2004, Frank Ballance was indicted on federal charges including money laundering, mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit mail fraud.
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The charges arose after allegations were made that Ballance took $2.3 million in state funds he secured as a State Senator for the John A Hyman Memorial Youth Foundation and used the cash for the enrichment of himself, his family, and his church.
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Frank Ballance began serving his sentence at the medium-security federal prison in Butner, North Carolina, on December 30,2005.
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Garey Frank Ballance was charged in the indictment with income tax evasion.
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Garrey Frank Ballance was convicted, served in prison and was disqualified from becoming a judge again.
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Frank Ballance married Bernadine Smallwood in 1969, and together, they had three children.
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Frank Ballance died on February 22,2019, from surgical complications at a Raleigh hospital.