#ProbeGate: Jimmy Merrill Plea Negotiations Are Underway
WILL HE SING? Attorneys for embattled S.C. Rep. Jimmy Merrill have been meeting with prosecutors this week in an effort to negotiate a plea agreement...
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#ProbeGate: The Damning Jimmy Merrill Realtors Indictments
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THE DEFINITION OF PAY-TO-PLAY … For the better part of the last decade-and-a-half, the S.C. Association of Realtors has been widely regarded as one of...
SC Senator Blasts “Whiny Council”
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ORGANIZATION “ALL SHRILL, NO SUBSTANCE” For years, the S.C. Policy Council was among the more influential voices in the Palmetto political universe. Under the leadership of...
What The Jimmy Merrill Indictments Tell Us About #ProbeGate
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BOTTOM LINE? IT’S SERIOUS … After more than two years of speculation, there was finally another indictment this week in the ongoing investigation into alleged...
#ProbeGate: Jimmy Merrill Indicted
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LAWMAKER LATEST TO BE ENSNARED BY ONGOING ANTI-CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION S.C. Rep. Jimmy Merrill has been indicted by a statewide grand jury on “multiple counts,” according to...
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: D-Day Looming?
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NOOSES TIGHTENING … BUT HOW MANY WILL HANG? Last week we reported that Hurricane Matthew had delayed an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption at the...
Matthew Pushes #ProbeGate Timetable Back
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INVESTIGATION WILL RELAUNCH NEXT WEEK … The ongoing investigation into alleged public corruption at the S.C. State House was forced to take a two-week hiatus...
Ex-Speaker Subpoenaed In FITSNews Libel Case
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KENNY BINGHAM VERSUS BOBBY HARRELL? This website spent the better part of 2014 blistering former S.C. Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell. We were the...
#ProbeGate: Suspension Worries Mount
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RANK-AND-FILE “REPUBLICANS” FEAR WORST-CASE SCENARIOS … South Carolina lawmakers are panicking in the aftermath of two recent developments related to the ongoing investigation of alleged public corruption at...