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Grand jury will decide [SC] Lt. Gov. Ken Ard's fate
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| Contributor | karin1492 |
| Last Edited | karin1492 Mar 08, 2012 04:18pm |
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| Category | Scandal |
| News Date | Thursday, March 8, 2012 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | It's unclear how much longer Lt. Gov. Ken Ard will be able to remain on the job.
The Florence Republican and businessman, now into his second year in the part-time position, soon may learn if a state grand jury will indict him.
Speculation about what might happen has been rising in Columbia, but those in the know are saying nothing publicly.
Just weeks after taking the oath of office, Ard came under scrutiny for his campaign spending, particularly $24,832 he spent after the 2010 election.
The State Ethics Commission then accused Ard of 92 violations, including using campaign money for personal purposes. He paid the second-highest ethics fine in the state's history.
The state grand jury's decision could be the next shoe to drop, and state senators have been talking among themselves about what would happen next. Ard did not return a message left at his office Wednesday.
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