Legate gets long prison terms in veteran park theft case
Former treasurer Legate received two consecutive 10 year sentences and a five year term for breach of trust and forgery. The judge ordered restitution, with conditions that payment progress must be shown. Veterans and officials condemned the crime, noting theft from a memorial fund harmed 135,000 county residents and the memory of 152 deceased veterans.
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Legate
Bill Weeks
VFW
J. D. Pickett
Navy
Veterans Organization
Andy
Pickett
Memorial Park
Aiken
Paul May
Jack Morris
Hammons
Marine Corps
Aiken County
William Shepherd
Shepherd
Ms. Morgan
Lottery fuels clash over pre K plan and gambling bill
Lawmakers clash as Hodges push for a lottery tied to education and prizes meets fierce GOP opposition. Speaker Wilkins and Rep Harrell trade barbs while Senates and House delay on various lottery bills, amid talk of a November 2000 vote on video gambling and a $2 billion industry.
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Hodges
Bobby Harrell
Charleston
Harpootlian
House
David Wilkins
Greenville
South Carolina
Mark Kelley
Myrtle Beach
Senate
David Beasley
Kelley
John Scott
Columbia
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