As part of our random accountability enforcement we put private investigators on South Carolina politicians from time to time … just to make sure they’re behaving themselves.
This week’s lucky recipient of our “extra attention?” S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson, a first-term Republican who appears poised to cruise to reelection in 2014 with broad, bipartisan support.
Wait, [...]
Alan Wilson And … Connor Shaw?
In Other USC-Upstate News …
Today’s big news at the University of South Carolina Upstate is a cease and desist order issued by S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson against professor (and James Bond villain wanna-be) Richard “Ric” Routh.
What did Routh do? This … (more here).
Of course we also got a USC-Upstate related tip today about Colton Hodge, the unemployed no [...]
SC Attorney General Issues Cease And Desist Order
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) Attorney General Alan Wilson issued a Cease and Desist Order against a USC-Upstate professor for offering unregistered securities related to a new private college start-up.
Wilson issued an administrative order against Richard “Ric” Routh and Routh’s business, Invictus University. The Order was issued on March 22, 2013 and instructs Routh to “cease and desist” [...]
Attorney General Tells Professor To Knock It Off
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson has issued a cease and desist order against a professor at the University of South Carolina Upstate accused of selling unregistered securities.
Wilson’s order notes that the professor – Richard “Ric” Routh – has not registered his business with either the S.C. Secretary of State’s office or the South Carolina Securities [...]
Bobby Harrell: The Investigation Begins
The S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has assigned agents to begin investigating an ethics complaint against S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell – the beginning of what many believe is “the end” for the state’s most powerful elected official.
SLED investigators are now actively working the complaint against Harrell – which was forwarded to them two [...]
Alan Wilson’s Campaign Finances Questioned
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson is under fire for failing to report as many as fifteen contributions to his inaugural ball in 2011.
According to The (Columbia, S.C.) Free Times, Wilson “will have to amend some two-year-old campaign finance reports because at least a dozen contributions he should have disclosed were never reported.”
Ruh-roh …
Wilson’s contribution problem [...]
Resign, Mr. Speaker
S.C. Speaker Bobby Harrell (RINO-Charleston) – one of the primary architects of the Palmetto State’s “Lost Decade” – is currently staring down a criminal investigation into a host of alleged ethical lapses. In fact he’s already effectively admitted his guilt with regard to one of those lapses – returning $23,000 of the more than $325,000 in controversial [...]
SC Attorney General Returns Harrell Cash
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson has returned a pair of contributions from embattled S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell and his controversial political action committee.
“The Attorney General’s Office is in no way conflicted in our responsibility to uphold the law,” Wilson said in a statement. “However, appearance does matter. Therefore, I have instructed my campaign to [...]
SLED To Investigate Bobby Harrell
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s administration will investigate a complaint filed against one of her political arch-rivals – embattled S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell.
According to The (Columbia, S.C.) Free Times, Attorney General Alan Wilson has referred an ethics complaint against Harrell to the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) – which is part of Haley’s cabinet.
“Consistent [...]
The Wire: 1/28/2013
Welcome to the wire!
Today is the official close of filing in the South Carolina first congressional district (thank God). In other words if you’d like to join the eleventy kabillion people who are seeking the seat vacated earlier this year by newly appointed U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, you’d better get crackin’.
In other state news the [...]
Major Convention Coming To Myrtle Beach
Dear Will,
South Carolinians are coming together for 2013’s first major liberty convention in January at Myrtle Beach!
The America’s Solutions Convention will gather activists from grassroots organizations all over the Palmetto State under the banner of the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition. In order to prepare for victory in 2013, 2014, and beyond, we must get [...]
