Former Lexington Co. GOP, Rotary Club officer accused of breach of trust

Investigators with SLED say while serving in his position with the Lexington GOP from 2016 through 2023, Craig Caldwell took $61,591 from the party’s bank account.

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Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)–The former chair of the Lexington County Republican Party is accused of breach of trust.

Investigators with SLED say while serving in his position with the Lexington GOP from 2016 through 2023, Craig Caldwell took $61,591 from the party’s bank account.
Officials say he covered up the transfers by falsifying the monthly treasurer’s reports.
SLED investigators say he also wrote checks to himself for $52,500 while serving as the treasurer of the Lexington Rotary Club between May of last year and this past March.

Officials say Caldwell has been booked into the Lexington Co. Detention Center.