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“Dying breed” reporter, SC's The State; justice, crime, legislative corruption, Murdaugh murders, Jan 6 issues. Ex Char Obs Wash Buro, Reader. Hiker. US Army.
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pals of crooked SC ex-sheriff Wright get sentenced, too

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Shame of Spartanburg — pals of crooked SC ex-sheriff Wright get sentenced, too

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Two partners in crime — one a cousin, one a chaplain — of convicted felon Spartanburg County ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright received federal sentences on Thursday. One got prison; the other got probation. Lawson Watson, 74, a grandfather and Wright’s cousin, was sentenced to 16 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Timothy Cain in a hearing at the Greenville federal courthouse. Watson’s offense: For years, he was paid $57,000-a-year in taxpayer money for doing nothing at the sheriff’s office.
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Former S.C. sheriff gets max sentence in embezzlement case

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By John Monk The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.) GREENVILLE, S.C. — South Carolina ex-sheriff Chuck Wright of Spartanburg County was sentenced Tuesday to the maximum recommended sentence — 41 months in prison. The sentence to Wright, 61, by U.S. Judge Timothy Cain was delivered before a packed courtroom at the Greenville federal courthouse. In the audience were FBI and State Law Enforcement Division agents. The hearing lasted more than three hours.
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