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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Governor suspends Union County Supervisor

by William Christopher on October 7, 2009

in News, Politics & Government

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has suspended the Union County Supervisor charged with multiple crimes, Sanford issued an executive order Wednesday suspending Donald Betenbaugh from his official duties. That will stand until Betenbaugh is acquitted or convicted.

The US Attorney’s office announced the first of the week that Betenbaugh and former Union County Tax Assessor Willie Randall, Jr., were named in a 40-count indictment, charged with conspiracy, extortion, soliciting and accepting bribes, money laundering, structuring financial transactions to evade federal reporting requirements, and knowingly allowing the Union County Tax Assessor’s Office to be used as a stash house for the storage and distribution of cocaine and hydrocodone, a precription drug. [click to continue…]

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Thousands of flu vaccines ruined in shipment to MUSC

by William Christopher 10/7/09 3:52 PM

Thirteen-thousand doses of the regular seasonal flu vaccine that were destined for the Medical University of South Carolina and MUSC hospital in Charleston were accidentally frozen during shipment from the Novartis drug company, rendering them useless.
MUSC spokesperson Heather Woolwine says the the outlook of finding another supply is not good, but they are trying.
Woolwine says the [...]

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Guilty plea: Murder for hire

by Susan Trautsch 10/7/09 2:58 PM

A 42-year old woman from Salley, South Carolina, pled guilty to an indictment charging her with hiring a man to murder her estranged husband and his son.
According to an FBI agent’s testimony, Judy W. Dickson agreed to pay her boyfriend a large sum of money, plus expenses, to burn her estranged husband’s home while he [...]

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Program trains local Hispanics

by Michael Brown 10/7/09 2:00 PM

Local law enforcement agencies and community leaders in the lowcountry are joining forces to assist those in the Hispanic community. Josephine Stacey is the organizer of the Hispanic Citizens Academy and says the program is not just to combat the crime in the area, but it also serves as an assistance tool.
“Our effort is to educate [...]

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Amber Alert cancelled, man in custody

by Michael Brown 10/7/09 11:30 AM

Police now have a child abductor in custody after an Amber Alert was issued earlier today. At about 1:30 Wednesday morning, a 5-month-old child, Cori’anna Heyward, was abducted by her father. The Charleston County Sheriffs Office spoke with the mother of the child and conducted an investigation. Public Information Officer John Clark says it was [...]

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