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South Carolina governor soon could be facing ethics charges
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:58 AM
Associated Press
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COLUMBIA, S.C.— A state panel will decide as soon as today whether there is sufficient evidence to try South
Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford for violating state ethics laws in his travel and use of campaign money,
or to refer his case to prosecutors for possible criminal charges.
The nine-member ethics commission will weigh evidence against the Republican governor gathered by commission investigators. Republican state representatives filed an impeachment resolution yesterday, charging Sanford with abandoning his duties in June when he left the state on a secret five-day trip to visit his mistress in Argentina. Story toolsToday’s Top Stories
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