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......
Timothy M. Cain
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-South Carolina Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug, Corruption Charges
Chuck Wright’s guilty plea sheds light on opioids, fraud and the inner workings of his disgraced administration....
South Carolina’s Deadly ‘Injustice’ System Strikes Yet Again
by Will Folks
Once more, it takes someone dying for the system to finally do its job......
Upstate South Carolina Man Gets 22 Years For Plotting To Kill A Government Witness
by Will Folks
Lazarus Floyd sentenced in federal court ......