Chuck Wright Lied to FBI, SLED, Case-File Tapes Reveal
The disgraced former Spartanburg County sheriff blamed fraud, Candy Crush and “other people” for years of taxpayer-funded purchases....
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Ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright Ordered to Pay Nearly $56,000 in State Ethics Case
Imprisoned lawman signs consent order resolving nepotism and county credit card charges, admits violating over 60 state ethics laws....
Ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright Gets New Date in State Ethics Case
New hearing follows federal prison sentence for disgraced former lawman....
Chuck Wright’s Co-Defendants Sentenced As Corruption Case Nears Its End
by Jenn Wood
Former sheriff's cousin and disgraced agency chaplain receive their punishment for fraud schemes that betrayed deputies and taxpayers......
Ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison
Disgraced former lawman sentenced on three public corruption charges; former subordinates await their turn....
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...
S.C. Solicitor, AG Candidate Accused of Taking $36K in Unauthorized Office Payments
Newly filed ethics complaint alleges 8th circuit solicitor David Stumbo received thousands in “extra allowance or compensation” from office-controlled accounts....
Ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright Granted Continuance in State Ethics Case
Defense attorney cites pending federal sentencing in request to postpone hearing....
Upstate S.C. City Government in Chaos
by Will Folks
Laurens, S.C. mayor, unnamed city officials on the hot seat......
Porn-Sharing Deputy No Longer Employed by South Carolina Sheriff’s Office
Law enforcement veteran previously embroiled in on-duty porn-sharing scandal ousted under new administration....