Jocelyn Grzeszczak

Charleston

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Russell Laffitte expected to plead guilty today to helping Alex Murdaugh steal from legal clients

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Jocelyn Grzeszczak

CHARLESTON — Ex-Hampton banker Russell Laffitte is expected to plead guilty April 18 to a string of federal charges accusing him of helping disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh pilfer settlement funds belonging to his legal clients. Laffitte's hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in downtown Charleston's federal courthouse.
Ex-Murdaugh banker Russell Laffitte to plead guilty to financial crimes, avoiding retrial

4 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Jocelyn Grzeszczak

Former Hampton banker Russell Laffitte has agreed to plead guilty to a slew of financial crimes, canceling his retrial on allegations that he conspired with disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh to steal from vulnerable clients. Laffitte, 54, signed the agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office in South Carolina on April 11 — roughly three weeks before jury selection in his second trial was set to begin, court records show.
Lawsuit against The Post and Courier dismissed after judge says it violates First Amendment

1 month ago | postandcourier.com | Jocelyn Grzeszczak

A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against The Post and Courier by the Ninth Circuit Public Defender's Office, saying it violated the First Amendment. Circuit Court Judge Kristi Curtis signed a March 18 order granting the newspaper's request to dismiss the suit after she heard arguments in January from both parties.
North Charleston Councilman Mike Brown, 3 others to appear in court for FBI public corruption case

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Jocelyn Grzeszczak

North Charleston Councilman Mike A. Brown is among four people expected to enter pleas at 10 a.m. in Charleston's federal court as part of the FBI's sweeping public corruption case. A string of charges unsealed Feb. 26 exposed a troubling pattern of bribes, extortion and kickbacks in South Carolina's third-largest city. Eight defendants, including three City Council members, have been charged in the case.
How did 3 North Charleston council members end up charged in a public corruption case?

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Jocelyn Grzeszczak |Glenn Smith

When North Charleston leaders first floated the idea of paying nonprofits to help curb shootings in neighborhoods long besieged by crime, Councilman Jerome Heyward pledged to act. “Let’s move fast because the community need us more than they ever did,” he said at a May 2022 town hall. Behind the scenes, however, federal prosecutors allege Heyward was formulating a plan to pocket some of that taxpayer money for himself. In a wide-ranging public corruption case unsealed Feb.
3 North Charleston City Councilmen are facing corruption charges. Who are they and how did they get here?

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Glenn Smith |Jocelyn Grzeszczak |Kenna Coe

Nearly a third of North Charleston's City Council is facing federal corruption charges after the FBI swept into the state's third largest city with allegations of influence-peddling, extortion and bribery. The three leaders are among eight people caught up in a case that could change the complexion of the city's government and affect its reputation for years to come. Four of those charged are expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Charleston to enter guilty pleas in the case on Feb. 28.
3 North Charleston City Councilmen are facing corruption charges. Who are they and how did they get here?

2 months ago | aikenstandard.com | Glenn Smith |Jocelyn Grzeszczak |Kenna Coe

Nearly a third of North Charleston's City Council is facing federal corruption charges after the FBI swept into the state's third largest city with allegations of influence-peddling, extortion and bribery. The three leaders are among eight people caught up in a case that could change the complexion of the city's government and affect its reputation for years to come. Four of those charged are expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Charleston to enter guilty pleas in the case on Feb. 28.
North Charleston City Councilman Jerome Heyward charged in FBI corruption investigation

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Jocelyn Grzeszczak |Glenn Smith

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SLED probe of Rep. Nancy Mace's sex abuse accusations has been open for 14 months. Is that normal?

2 months ago | postandcourier.com | Jocelyn Grzeszczak

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace's accusations of sexual exploitation, voyeurism and assault against her ex-fiancé and his male business associates have been in the hands of South Carolina's state police agency for 14 months. Mace unveiled the stunning allegations during a Feb. 10 speech on the floor of the House of Representatives. In short order later that night, a spokesperson for the State Law Enforcement Division confirmed that the agency had opened an investigation on Dec.
In growing Charleston County, EMS has scrambled to expand as call volumes rise. But is it enough?

Feb 2, 2025 | postandcourier.com | Jocelyn Grzeszczak

SPECIAL REPORTIn growing Charleston County,EMS has scrambled to expand as call volumes rise. But is it enough? Nathaniel Frasier lay on the sidewalk for eight minutes waiting for help, pain squeezing his chest. First came a police officer, flagged by bystanders in downtown Charleston's East Side neighborhood. Next the firefighters, who rolled him on his side before placing a mask over his nose and mouth. Then an ambulance from Charleston County Emergency Medical Services.

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