Union city prosecutor accused of trading for sex
UNION (AP) — A city prosecutor in Union has been accused of abusing his position to get sex. Sheriff David Taylor says 65-year-old William E. Whitney Jr. has been charged with misconduct in office....
View ArticleAttorneys – Discipline – D.C. Suspension
In re Mance (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-117-13, 2 pp.) (Per Curiam) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: Where respondent was suspended from the practice of law for six months in the District of Columbia following...
View ArticleEmergency dispatcher charged with not sending help
CHARLESTON (AP) — A Charleston County 911 call center employee has been charged with misconduct after being accused of never responding to emergency calls. Sheriff’s Maj. James Brady says 27-year-old...
View ArticleAttorneys – Discipline – Unreasonable Fee – Failure to Respond – Public...
In re Chaplin (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-123-13, 4 pp.) (Per Curiam) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: Respondent (1) accepted a $10,000 fee to attempt to negotiate a sentence reduction, (2) failed to communicate with...
View ArticleCoast Guardsman pleads guilty to misconduct
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Coast Guard lieutenant has pleaded guilty to military charges of assault and other misconduct while in port in Panama. The Coast Guard says 44-year-old Lt. Wayne Barfield entered...
View ArticleMisconduct in, er, a cruiser
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,...
View ArticleThe rule of law
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...
View ArticleEx-South Carolina jail guard arrested on misconduct charge
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...
View ArticleSuspended Columbia senator faces trial on misconduct charges
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...
View ArticleFederal judiciary conduct policies amended
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....
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