#ProbeGate: The “Permission Slip” Defense
INVALID HALL PASSES … As the ongoing criminal investigation into public corruption in South Carolina state government picks up steam, one of the key arguments being...
Jimmy Merrill
#ProbeGate: “Quinndictment” Fallout
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WHERE WILL THE HAMMER FALL NEXT? Yesterday’s indictment of South Carolina lawmaker Rick Quinn – long-anticipated in Palmetto political circles – has dramatically elevated the...
#ProbeGate: Rick Quinn Indicted
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STATE LAWMAKER SLAPPED WITH TWO COUNTS OF MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE … S.C. Rep. Rick Quinn has been indicted in connection with #ProbeGate – an ongoing criminal...
Henry McMaster’s “Total Frat Move”
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POOL PARTY AT THE MANSION … S.C. governor Henry McMaster hosted the South Carolina Sheriffs’ Association to a private event at his taxpayer-provided mansion earlier...
#ProbeGate: Indictments Imminent
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INVESTIGATION COMING TO A CLIMAX … A statewide grand jury heard additional testimony last week and is meeting this week (as we previously reported) to review...
#ProbeGate: Payments, Referrals, Business Interests Scrutinized
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PURCHASING INFLUENCE? It’s been a slow news week so far when it comes to #ProbeGate – the ongoing criminal investigation into corruption at the S.C....
#ProbeGate: Grand Jury Reconvening Soon
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MORE INDICTMENTS COULD BE COMING … A statewide grand jury tasked with issuing subpoenas, receiving testimony and returning indictments in an ongoing investigation of public corruption...
#ProbeGate: GOP Solicitors Join Investigation
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“PROSECUTION TEAM” FORMED … Three Republican solicitors have joined Democratic special prosecutor David Pascoe in pursuing #ProbeGate – the ongoing, escalating investigation of corruption in South Carolina state...
#ProbeGate: IRS Involvement
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FINANCIAL RECORDS UNDER SCRUTINY … Two-and-a-half months ago we filed a report addressing some of the allegations against suspended S.C. Rep. Jimmy Merrill – a report which also...
#ProbeGate: Point Of Origin
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HOW IT ALL STARTED … We did a lengthy post last week on the “past, present and future” of #ProbeGate – an ongoing investigation into...