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....
Beattie Ashmore
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....
Charleston Attorney Won’t Face Sanctions In Drug Document Case
by Will Folks
David Aylor in the clear ......
Murdaugh Saga: Boat Crash Defense Lawyers Try To Clear Paul Murdaugh’s Name
by Will Folks
South Carolina newspaper lays out chapter and verse of influential family's spin ......
The Kodak Black Case: This Is Justice?
by Will Folks
A lenient sentence is only part of the problem, though ......
Why Is Santee Cooper Still Paying Its Nuclear Executives?
by FITSNews
And why is it still paying criminal defense attorneys hundreds of thousands of dollars to represent them?...