North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper is the subject of a report that says a person he appointed to a criminal justice reform task force in 2020 is a former Bloods gang member. The report, cited by Fox News, alleges that the appointee has a criminal history connected to the Bloods.
The reporting also frames the appointment as part of Cooper’s broader efforts to advise on criminal justice policy through a task force structure. Other outlets may focus less on the individual’s past and more on the purpose of the commission and the timeline of appointments, though the specific factual claim about the former gang association is drawn from the Washington Free Beacon report mentioned by Fox News. No additional, fully independent confirmation from other sources is included in the information provided here.
Overall, the differing coverage centers on how the appointment is characterized—either as relevant to evaluating the task force’s membership based on the appointee’s background, or as a contextual detail within the administration of criminal justice reform work.
