Border crossed in FBI Colcor probe reaches South Carolina
James E. Carroll and Donald Ray Strickland, both arrested in the FBI Operation Colcor sting, were indicted in Columbia on marijuana selling charges. The Aug 4 federal grand jury indictment marks the first Colcor expansion into South Carolina, part of a wider probe into corruption and drug smuggling in southeastern North Carolina. Carroll is 43, from Whiteville North Carolina, Strickland 30, from Green Sea.
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Aircraft Misuse at Fort Alleged at Fort Jackson
The State reports documents alleging Fort Jackson officers misused a post aircraft including a Maine lobster pickup trip. The intel also accuses ferrying a retired general to a private speech and a conspiracy to mask over $10,000 for radios on an Army plane. Maj. Gen. Albert B. Akers is named but has not commented.
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Albert B. Akers
Police Call For Life Sentences In Explosive Drug Crimes
South Carolina police urged a new law mandating life terms for offenders who set booby traps in drug houses or mining marijuana fields using explosives. The proposal by SLED Chief J P Strom won unanimous officer approval at the SCLEA conference in Charleston.
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Prison system cannot expand amid budget deficit
South Carolina officials say overcrowding in the state prison system cannot be eased because of a budget deficit worsened by the growing inmate population. Corrections Commissioner William Leeke noted that no new facilities are opening to absorb the overflow. Separately, the Agriculture Department reported a pesticide breakthrough that could end the fire ant problem, with tests showing potential market release next year.
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Conference Set On Nuclear Plant Dispute
In Columbia AP reports a telephone conference is set among the plants opponent Brett Bursey its owner and federal safety officials to discuss alleged faulty construction at the V C Summer plant. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board may rule on Bursey’s bid for a stay after the meeting.
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Citadel Offers Prince William Provisional Cadet Appointment
The Citadel in Charleston grants Prince William of Wales a provisional cadet appointment for fall 2000, reserving a place if he meets academic and physical requirements. Maj. Gen. James A. Grimsley Jr. announces the offer as a courtesy to the royal family.
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