Crimes of the Cape Fear: FBI âColcorâ sting uncovered hotbed of corruption in Southeastern North Carolina
Undercover operation led to arrest of judge, sheriff, state lawmakers and Lt. governor
FBI Colcor sting uncovered hotbed of corruption in Southeastern NC By Ann McAdams | February 24, 2021 at 11:57 AM EST - Updated February 25 at 3:48 PM
COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - It was an undercover FBI operation that went on for well over a year in the early 1980s. Dubbed âColcorâ by federal officials, the far reaching organized crime scandal shocked the community. Betweeen Colcor and Operation Gateway, a neighboring federal investigation in Brunswick County going on at the same time, about a dozen high profile government officials found themselves under arrest, along with dozens of other citizens caught up in the crime ring.