RALEIGH — North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood pleaded guilty Friday to the illegal use of a public vehicle.
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Wood used her government-issued car in November to drive to appointments and for other personal reasons, according to the State Bureau of Investigation.
She was sentenced to a year of probation and has paid more than $1,000 in restitution.
The misdemeanor charges came just months after she pleaded guilty to a hit and run.
Wood resigned and a new auditor has been appointed.
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