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S.C. treasurer draws ethics concerns
By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press Writer
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Weeks before South Carolina's state treasurer was indicted on a federal cocaine charge, his supporters were encouraging him to run for the U.S. Senate, an Associated Press review of e-mail records shows.
Thomas Ravenel also used public time and his state e-mail account as part of his work as Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign chairman in South Carolina, which state ethics officials believe is barred under state regulations.
E-mails obtained by The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act offer a glimpse into the life of a multimillionaire, first-term state official whose time was spent in part fielding requests for favors, considering loftier political goals, and dabbling in presidential politics.
None of the records relate to his June 19 federal charge: conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute less than 500 grams of cocaine.
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By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press Writer
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Weeks before South Carolina's state treasurer was indicted on a federal cocaine charge, his supporters were encouraging him to run for the U.S. Senate, an Associated Press review of e-mail records shows.
Thomas Ravenel also used public time and his state e-mail account as part of his work as Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign chairman in South Carolina, which state ethics officials believe is barred under state regulations.
E-mails obtained by The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act offer a glimpse into the life of a multimillionaire, first-term state official whose time was spent in part fielding requests for favors, considering loftier political goals, and dabbling in presidential politics.
None of the records relate to his June 19 federal charge: conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute less than 500 grams of cocaine.
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