Former North Carolina GOP Chairman to Plead Guilty to Lying to FBI in Bribery Case

North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes speaks during the North Carolina Republican Party State Convention at the Wilmington Convention Center in Wilmington, N.C., on June 3, 2017. Mike Spencer, File/AP Photo

Former North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes has agreed to plead guilty this week to lying to federal agents, authorities said.

Hayes, who is 74, will face up to six months in prison. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office told The Associated Press that Hayes will enter the guilty plea to the single charge on Oct. 2 in federal court.