( April 9, 2026, 8:56 AM EDT) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina federal judge granted the parties’ joint motion to bifurcate the sentencing hearing in criminal cases against insurance magnate Greg Lindberg in which he is awaiting sentence and restitution decisions after pleading guilty to money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy related to his $2 billion scheme to defraud insurers and policyholders and after being convicted on retrial in a related criminal proceeding for bribing the North Carolina insurance commissioner....