Chuck Wright’s Co-Defendants Sentenced As Corruption Case Nears Its End
Former sheriff's cousin and disgraced agency chaplain receive their punishment for fraud schemes that betrayed deputies and taxpayers......
Public Corruption
‘No One is Above the Law’: Ex-Lowcountry Official Sentenced to Six Years
by Jenn Wood
Accountability in one of South Carolina's highest-profile municipal corruption investigations....
Chuck Wright Co-Defendant Requests Sentencing Delay in Federal Case
Former sheriff's office chaplain cites restitution "issue," requests additional time to respond to federal sentencing report....
New Bill Targets Public Corruption in South Carolina
by Dylan Nolan
"It would be impossible to think there's not some type of illegal activity or illegal lobbying going on."...
Public Corruption Must Have Consequences
by Will Folks
Sadly, it (still) doesn't in South Carolina......
Williamsburg County’s Corruption Crisis Is Still Expanding
by Jenn Wood
Latest statewide grand jury filings allege nearly $400,000 in unauthorized payments... even as county employees were being furloughed....
Mike A. Brown Resigns From North Charleston City Council
by Jenn Wood
Suspended, under indictment and out on bond, local leader surrenders his elected office......
Goose Creek Man Pleads Guilty In North Charleston Public Corruption Probe
by Jenn Wood
Money, influence, and backroom deals: Goose Creek man cops to his role in explosive North Charleston bribery probe....
Former Palmetto Railways CEO Sentenced in Federal Corruption Case
by Jenn Wood
Jeffrey McWhorter receives probation, home confinement in public kickback scheme...
Williamsburg Sheriff, Former Administrator Indicted On Public Corruption Charges
by Jenn Wood
Rash of institutional misconduct continues, per latest indictments of public officials....