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COULD HAVE BEEN WAY WORSE
Former State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel will spend 10 months in a federal prison after pleading guilty last September to drug charges. He was also fined $250,000. Ravenel could have faced up to 20 years and a $1 million fine.
His co-defendant, Michael Miller, was also sentenced to 10 months in [...]
I didn’t have time to cover this yesterday, but the man who said he sold drugs to former state treasurer Thomas Ravenel is back in jail. Michael Miller was placed in federal custody after he reportedly struck a police officer in Charleston — something that will likely hurt the deal he cut with federal [...]
Here’s a real shocker: Thomas Ravenel, who plead guilty last month to federal cocaine distribution charges, left the state treasurer’s office a complete mess and owing taxpayers a boatload of money.
According to the South Carolina Treasurer’s Office they have about 200 million dollars worth of unclaimed money.
Last month alone the state returned a record $900,000 [...]
Jury selection in the federal drug trial of former South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, originally scheduled for Sept. 5, has been postponed until Nov. 8. U.S. District Judge Joseph Anderson signed an order Monday granting a request to give attorneys more time to prepare, WIS reported.
Ravenel’s attorney entered a not guilty plea for him [...]
Probably not, but it’s a good idea. And The State reports that the Common Cause of South Carolina, a non-profit group that takes pride in “holding power accountable,” is calling on the indicted former state treasurer to reimburse the state for next month’s special election.
“We feel this is a way he can make amends [...]
State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel officially vacated his post yesterday a month after being indicted on federal drugs charges. In the incredibly brief press conference announcing the decision, Ravenel apologized to the people of South Carolina before being whisked away by his entourage. He did not field questions.
(Video by WIS-TV Columbia)
Indicted South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, through his attorney, plead not guilty to federal cocaine distribution charges Friday.
Ravenel’s attorney Bart Daniel says his client entered a 30-day drug treatment program on June 22nd.
US Magistrate Joseph McCrorey ordered Ravenel to appear in court within 48 hours of being released from treatment.
McCrorey set a $100,000 unsecured bond [...]
The latest development in the Thomas Ravenel saga suggests the indicted South Carolina Treasurer was in clear violation of state ethics rules.
Was to meet with “the Task Force dealing with the funding of future ‘Cost of Living’ adjustments for retirees in South Carolina.”
The mainstream media has just put out a HUGE hit on presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani (R-N.Y.) by dredging-up the highly controversial past of his newest South Carolina co-chairman. The Giuliani camp announced yesterday that it had named Arthur Ravenel Jr., the father of besieged State Treasurer and former-Giuliani S.C. Chairman Thomas Ravenel, to lead [...]
