#ProbeGate: How To Stop The Corruption
THREE SIMPLE STEPS … This week’s thirty-count public corruption indictment of S.C. Rep. Jimmy Merrill was a seismic development with potentially far-reaching consequences for Palmetto State...
South Carolina corruption
Sources: Grand Jury Meeting Prior To SC Legislative Session
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SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE … South Carolina’s statewide grand jury will meet the week prior to the convening of the 2017-2018 S.C. General Assembly, multiple sources...
#ProbeGate: SC Corruption Investigation Relaunched
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WHICH LAWMAKERS ARE GOING DOWN? After a three-month delay due to obstruction by S.C. attorney general Alan Wilson, an investigation into alleged corruption involving powerful...
#ProbeGate: Why The Supreme Court Ruling Doesn’t Matter
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LOOKING BEYOND AN UNPRECEDENTED PALMETTO PROSECUTORIAL STANDOFF … All eyes are on the South Carolina Supreme Court this summer as it considers (albeit belatedly) what...
#ProbeGate: Federal Involvement
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U.S. CONGRESSMEN ALLEGEDLY LINKED TO STATE HOUSE PROBE At least one sitting United States congressman is reportedly connected to the ongoing federal-state investigation into corruption at...
Nelson Hardwick Facing Obstruction Of Justice Charge
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DISGRACED FORMER LAWMAKER POSTED $20,000 BOND … Former S.C. Rep. Nelson Hardwick – already facing a misconduct in office charge – posted a $20,000 personal...
Powerful SC Senate Leader Games System … And No One Cares
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RICH WHITE MAN BENEFITING FROM MINORITY/ FEMALE CONTRACT STANDARDS Fiscally liberal “Republican” politicians in South Carolina love to live off the land (a.k.a. the labors...
South Carolina Gets “D-Minus” On Public Integrity Scorecard
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PALMETTO STATE HAS SERIOUS WORK TO DO ON ETHICS REFORM The Center for Public Integrity (CPI) – which has recently partnered with The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier...
Center For Public Integrity Unearths More Capital Corruption
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ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE SELF-DEALING EXPOSED … BUT WHAT SHOULD BE DONE? Last month the Center for Public Integrity – in partnership with The (Charleston, S.C.) Post...
No Jail Time For “Lexington Ring” Members
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DANNY FRAZIER, JASON AMODIO AVOID PRISON Ah, “South Carolina justice …” You gotta love it … assuming you’re a corrupt public official. If you’re a citizen...