Summary
The arrest Thursday of South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Charles Sharpe on federal extortion and money-laundering charges in connection with Aiken County cockfighting came as a shock to those who know and worked with him for many years when he was the state representative from Wagener.
If Sharpe is convicted, the 12-count federal indictment - to which he has pleaded not guilty - could land him in prison for several decades and cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. The indictment also must be terribly embarrassing to his family, which includes his highly respected wife, Aiken County Treasurer Linda Sharpe.See the full content of this document
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A Shocking Arrest
However, Gov. Mark Sanford was right to promptly suspend the longtime Aiken-area Republican f...
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