Inside the State’s Abandoned Case Against Ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright
SLED investigative file references a pill dealer, a rumored recording and command-level silence. And still, not one state charge was filed....
Trey Gowdy
Chuck Wright’s Co-Defendants Sentenced As Corruption Case Nears Its End
by Jenn Wood
Former sheriff's cousin and disgraced agency chaplain receive their punishment for fraud schemes that betrayed deputies and taxpayers......
Ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison
Disgraced former lawman sentenced on three public corruption charges; former subordinates await their turn....
Feds Seek Prison For Chuck Wright’s Co-Defendants
by Jenn Wood
Prosecutors argue Lawson "LB" Watson and Amos Durham helped carry out schemes that harmed deputies, taxpayers and eroded public trust in the Spartanburg County Sheriff's...
Feds Say Wright’s Conduct Merits Prison, Not Leniency
by Jenn Wood
Federal prosecutors argue disgraced former sheriff's crimes reflected years of corruption and abuse of power — not merely addiction and personal struggles....
Ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright Could Face Up to 3.5 Years in Prison, Federal Filings Show
Sentencing range, restitution for disgraced former sheriff and co-defendants revealed....
Sentencing Date Set for Ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright, Co-Defendants
Disgraced ex-sheriff faces a combined statutory maximum of nearly 30 years in federal prison, though he is unlikely to receive anything close to that...
Ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright Returns to Federal Court for Status Conference
Whistleblower tip and Wright’s call to SLED rehashed as disgraced former sheriff moves closer to sentencing....
Lindsey Graham Tells Donald Trump to Back Down on ICE Enforcement
by Dylan Nolan
"Our Congress doesn't want these people deported..."...
The Unfinished Record of Ex-Sheriff, Convicted Felon Chuck Wright
When federal charges are neither a conclusion nor a resolution…...