Consumer Law
A Town in North Carolina Is Accused of Hiding Discriminatory Billing Records in a Field
Officials in the Wilson County town of Lucama are working to recover a decade’s worth of public documents they say were buried in a field outside of town.
Some town leaders are suing the town, accusing them of burying the documents to hide a history of racially discriminatory billing practices.
Whether or not the town is hiding a dark past, the buried documents pose a security risk, with personal information and even social security numbers clearly visible on the unearthed paper.
Local leaders say the effort to recover the documents – and uncover the reason for the burial – is a much-needed step towards accountability in the town.
