H.L. HUNLEY FUNDING ATTRACTS PROSECUTOR’S ATTENTION … The ever-expanding, ever-evolving investigation into corruption at the S.C. State House continues to draw fresh blood… Read More
MAKING SENSE OF THE BIGGEST SCANDAL TO HIT SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE “LOST TRUST” For the better part of the last two-and-a-half years, this website was the only news outlet in South… Read More
HOW IT ALL STARTED … We did a lengthy post last week on the “past, present and future” of #ProbeGate – an ongoing investigation into corruption in South Carolina sta… Read More
NON-PROFIT PADS POCKETS OF NEO-CONFEDERATE CONSULTANT … The hits, they keep-a-coming … A week ago this website did an exclusive report on yet another unfolding front assoc… Read More
FINANCIAL RECORDS UNDER SCRUTINY … Two-and-a-half months ago we filed a report addressing some of the allegations against suspended S.C. Rep. Jimmy Merrill – a re… Read More
“PROSECUTION TEAM” FORMED … Three Republican solicitors have joined Democratic special prosecutor David Pascoe in pursuing #ProbeGate – the ongoing, e… Read More
PURCHASING INFLUENCE? It’s been a slow news week so far when it comes to #ProbeGate – the ongoing criminal investigation into corruption at the S.C. General Assembly. That’… Read More
LET THE SNITCHING BEGIN … Deals for immunity are reportedly being offered – and accepted – by multiple individuals intimately connected to #ProbeGate, an ongoing crim… Read More
CHASING THE PAPER … A questionable loan received by S.C. attorney general Alan Wilson during his 2010 campaign is the latest paper trail being chased in #ProbeGate – the suddenl… Read More
MSM OUTLETS EXPOSE COZY “QUINNDOM” RELATIONSHIP … Two days ago, we noted both The (Columbia, S.C.) State newspaper and The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier we… Read More
INVESTIGATION COMING TO A CLIMAX … A statewide grand jury heard additional testimony last week and is meeting this week (as we previously reported) to review charges in an ongoin… Read More
NO NEW INDICTMENTS … YET … A statewide grand jury continued to hear testimony and view evidence on Thursday in connection with #ProbeGate – an ongoing criminal inves… Read More
STATE LAWMAKER SLAPPED WITH TWO COUNTS OF MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE … S.C. Rep. Rick Quinn has been indicted in connection with #ProbeGate – an ongoing criminal investigation in… Read More
PROSECUTOR STAYS … FOR NOW When it comes to sudden twists and turns, the ongoing criminal investigation into public corruption within South Carolina state government continues to be a… Read More
BIG DECISION COMING … There’s a major ruling coming out this week in connection with #ProbeGate – the ongoing criminal investigation into corruption in South Carolina stat… Read More
JUDGE RULES FOR PROSECUTOR South Carolina circuit court judge Knox McMahon has ruled that special prosecutor David Pascoe did not act improperly in his pursuit of criminal charges conne… Read More
INVESTIGATION ADVANCES South Carolina’s statewide grand jury will reconvene in August to continue its work on #ProbeGate – an ongoing, multi-jurisdictional investigation into cor… Read More
AND TOP BUREAUCRATS … Earlier this week, our website exclusively reported that a South Carolina statewide grand jury was reconvening this week to continue its work on #ProbeGate… Read More
QUINN CLIENTS CALLED TO GRAND JURY Chalk up yet another one (well, two) for our amazing network of sources … A week ago, this website exclusively reported that a South Carol… Read More
THE PLOT THICKENS South Carolina governor Henry McMaster’s chief of staff was summoned to testify Wednesday before a statewide grand jury tasked with issuing indictments in relation to… Read More
South Carolina attorney general Alan Wilson has a problem. And we’re not just referring to the mounting speculation that the embattled statewide official is staring down the… Read More
South Carolina first circuit solicitor David Pascoe announced multiple new indictments on Wednesday in connection with #ProbeGate, an ongoing investigation into criminal corruption in Palmet… Read More
There’s well-founded speculation that South Carolina governor Henry McMaster is personally exposed in connection #ProbeGate – an ongoing, multi-jurisdictional investigation… Read More
An emergency meeting has been scheduled in Orangeburg, South Carolina for early this week between special prosecutor David Pascoe, state investigators and one of the subjects of the ong… Read More
Earlier today this news site ran an update on the status of #ProbeGate – an ongoing investigation into corruption in state government. Our report highlighted the fact t… Read More
Earlier this week, our news site reported exclusively on alleged “issues” with the guilty plea entered last month by former South Carolina state representative Rick Qui… Read More
Former South Carolina state lawmaker Rick Quinn will be sentenced on Monday in connection with the ongoing #ProbeGate investigation into corruption in state government. Quinn – an infl… Read More
This week’s news that former state representative Rick Quinn had escaped jail time in connection with his role in the ongoing #ProbeGate investigation hit the South Carolina political… Read More
In his first media interview since avoiding jail time on a misconduct in office charge, former state representative Rick Quinn equated his misdeeds to a traffic offense and called the prosec… Read More
Smarting from his defeat in a Beaufort County, South Carolina courtroom earlier this week, special prosecutor David Pascoe is reportedly preparing an appeal of the disputed plea deal that al… Read More
South Carolina first circuit solicitor David Pascoe filed an appeal late Friday urging circuit court judge Carmen Mullen to reconsider the controversial probationary sentence… Read More
One of these days our founding editor Will Folks is going to get around to writing his South Carolina political tell-all … although if you think about it, “everyday he writes th… Read More
South Carolina first circuit solicitor David Pascoe will get to argue his case before the judge who basically told him to sit down and shut up earlier this month. Two weeks ago, S.C. circuit… Read More
This week yielded some breaking news in connection with #ProbeGate – an ongoing investigation into corruption in South Carolina state government that continues to produce more twi… Read More
Earlier this week in Greenville, South Carolina, the Palmetto State’s lieutenant governor Kevin Bryant unloaded on the political consulting empire of Richard Quinn – the vet… Read More
Subpoenas issued by the South Carolina statewide grand jury have landed on the desk of at least two people in the aftermath of last month’s #ProbeGate testimony from veteran South Caro… Read More
South Carolina state senator John Courson has agreed to take a plea deal in connection with his role in the ongoing #ProbeGate investigation into corruption in state government, multiple sou… Read More
The only state lawmaker sentenced to prison in connection with a sprawling anti-corruption investigation isn’t going to prison after all … Seriously … we’re not kid… Read More
South Carolina supreme court puts special prosecutor on the spot regarding "corporate integrity agreements."
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Justices reject attempt by special prosecutor to throw out lenient sentence ... larger issue remains unresolved.
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Justices put prosecutor, "corporate integrity agreements" under the microscope ...
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Justices sidestep the most important part of ProbeGate scandal ...
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Alan Wilson's office designates Barry Barnette as new special prosecutor ...
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Richard Quinn hit with fresh perjury, obstruction of justice indictments ...
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Last week, I sat down in the FITSNews studio with South Carolina first circuit solicitor David Pascoe. Regular readers of this news outlet are very familiar with Pascoe, who oversees crimina… Read More