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Inheritance Fraud

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a 38-year-old Columbia man has admitted defrauding a finance company by inflating the amount of his mother’s inheritance.
Prosecutors said Darial Chatman pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud in federal court and faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine when he is sentenced next year.

Deal: SC to hear appeal for deeper Savannah harbor

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Gov. Nathan Deal says environmental regulators in South Carolina will allow Georgia to make its case for deepening the shared river channel to Savannah’s seaport before the neighboring state decides whether to finalize its rejection of a permit for the project.