The policy-making body of the federal judiciary has approved amendments which clarify what qualifies as judicial misconduct and makes it easier for victims to come forward and report judges’ misdeeds. The changes were approved by the Judicial Conference of the ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A suspended South Carolina state senator is set to go on trial on misconduct charges. Trial is scheduled in Columbia on June 4 for Sen. John Courson, who is also charged with converting campaign money to his ...

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DARLINGTON (AP) A former jail guard in South Carolina has been arrested and charged with misconduct in office. Darlington County Sheriff’s Lt. Robby Kilgo said in a news release that Ashley Kameil Sims is accused of illegally using an electronic ...

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Notwithstanding apparent contradictions in headlines daily, there’s an old notion that no one is above the law — your majesty and his subjects, peasants and aristocrats are allegedly all subject to the law of the land. One police chief recently ...

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Boredom and bad decision-making have brought on the downfall of more than one man. The dastardly duo may have struck again, if allegations against a former Camden police officer are true. On Feb. 22, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division ...

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A Coast Guard lieutenant has pleaded guilty to military charges of assault and other misconduct while in port in Panama.

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In re Chaplin Respondent (1) accepted a $10,000 fee to attempt to negotiate a sentence reduction, (2) failed to communicate with his client, (3) failed to respond to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel’s Notice of Investigation, and (4) did not promptly refund $7,000 to his client, despite his acknowledgement that he was required to do so.

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A Charleston County 911 call center employee has been charged with misconduct after being accused of never responding to emergency calls.

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In re Mance Where respondent was suspended from the practice of law for six months in the District of Columbia following misconduct in three client matters, and where respondent has not responded to this court’s certified letter, we impose identical discipline.

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A city prosecutor in Union has been accused of abusing his position to get sex.

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