John Monk
Courts Reporter and Writer at The State
Reporter, The State in SC; crime, legal including Murdaugh murders & Jan 6 issues. Ex Char Obs Wash Corresp. Reader. Hiker. US Army. ReTs ≠ endorsements
Articles
-
6 hours ago |
corrections1.com | John Monk
By John MonkThe StateCOUMBIA, S.C. — Longtime S.C. Department of Corrections director Bryan Stirling will become interim U.S. Attorney for South Carolina , according to multiple sources. Stirling, 55, will start his new job on Monday, replacing former U.S. Attorney Adair Boroughs , who left earlier this year, and current interim U.S. Attorney Brook Andrews, sources said. .
-
12 hours ago |
myrtlebeachonline.com | John Monk
Longtime S.C. Department of Corrections director Bryan Stirling will become interim U.S. Attorney for South Carolina, according to multiple sources. Stirling, 55, will start his new job on Monday, replacing former U.S. Attorney Adair Boroughs, who left earlier this year, and current interim U.S. Attorney Brook Andrews, sources said. . Sometime next week, Stirling is expected to be formally nominated for permanent U.S. attorney, sources said.
-
1 week ago |
gazettextra.com | John Monk
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Russell Laffitte, the South Carolina banker whose ties to fraudster and killer Alex Murdaugh helped Murdaugh steal millions, has agreed to plead guilty to federal bank fraud charges. In agreeing to plead guilty, Laffitte - former CEO of family-owned Palmetto State Bank in Hampton County - will avoid going to trial a second time. In 2022, a Charleston federal jury convicted Laffitte of six federal financial crimes including bank fraud, wire fraud and misapplication of bank funds.
-
1 week ago |
thederrick.com | John Monk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Russell Laffitte, the South Carolina banker whose ties to fraudster and killer Alex Murdaugh helped Murdaugh steal millions, has agreed to plead guilty to federal bank fraud charges. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. Get complete access for 24 hours to all of the content on our site, including breaking news, e-editions, archives (2010 to current) and special sections.
-
1 week ago |
thestate.com | John Monk
Russell Laffitte, the South Carolina banker whose ties to fraudster and killer Alex Murdaugh helped Murdaugh steal millions, has agreed to plead guilty to federal bank fraud charges, according to federal court records made public Monday. In agreeing to plead guilty, Laffitte — former CEO of family-owned Palmetto State Bank in Hampton County — will avoid going to trial a second time.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 8K
- Tweets
- 12K
- DMs Open
- Yes
US Rep Jim Clyburn on CNN today says Trump is making US a “pariah” and 50,000-plus jobs in SC could be negatively affected by Trump tariffs https://t.co/kHERSeR2Ld
Breaking -- Pascoe switches parties to Republican as possible move to run for SC attorney general https://t.co/iU26uV2OKs
https://t.co/sz3VPoH82X via @NYTimes