The Girl Scouts sued wife of North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson over nearly $3,000 in “money owed”–and won

Posted on August 19, 2024

According to public records obtained from Guilford County Court, ...snip...sued by Tarheel Triad Girl Scouts over “money owed” in Guilford County Small Claims Court in 2003–and the Girl Scouts won.

In September of 2003 the Girl Scouts filed suit against Yolanda Hill due to a $2,956.03 bad check. The matter was heard the following month, and court documents indicate nobody attended on behalf of the defendant. The magistrate found in favor of the Girl Scouts and tacked on fees and damages as permitted by state law on returned checks for a grand total of $3,486.03. Snip...had to pay the Girl Scouts’ attorney fees as well.

Snip...2003 was certainly a difficult year for Robinson and Hill as their daycare center Precious Beginnings ...snip...declared bankruptcy.

Hill’s most recent business Balanced Nutrition, where Robinson also worked prior to being elected Lieutenant Governor, recently closed in the face of investigation by the North Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

After auditing just a few months of Balanced Nutrition’s nearly ten-year activity, DHHS found that the nonprofit, which served as a conduit for getting federal funding for child care facilities’ meals, was requesting federal funding on behalf of childcare centers and then not actually giving them the money. Robinson and Hill must now pay back $132,118.86 in federal funds, and the
US Department of Agriculture may launch an investigation into whether additional violations occurred.
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Short article from 'Notes from the Chalkboard'
thoughts on public education by Justin Parmenter.

Court filing and comments at the Link...
https://notesfromthechalkboard.com/2024/08/19/the-girl-scouts-sued-wife-of-north-carolina-republican-gubernatorial-candidate-mark-robinson-over-nearly-3000-in-money-owed-and-won/