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Michael Estramonte
Coverage of Michael Estramonte in the Nexus archive.
- As political giving mounted, lawmakers backed mental health center
Charlotte businessman Michael Estramonte secured $35.2 million in state funding for the Katie Blessing Center, a pediatric mental health facility, amid allegations that he and his associates contributed nearly $1 million to political campaigns of lawmakers who supported the project. A campaign finance watchdog filed a complaint alleging potential violations in donor records, which Estramonte denies.