Richard Eckstrom

South Carolina comptroller to resign after $3.5B error

Embattled South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom will resign next month after a $3.5 billion accounting error in the year-end financial report he oversaw.

Mar 23, 2023 11:02 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Embattled South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom will resign next month after a $3.5 billion accounting error in the year-end financial report he oversaw.

State lawmakers alarmed in probe of $3.5B accounting error

Feb 17, 2023 11:13 AM EST

Associated Press,

Throughout several hours of sworn testimony before lawmakers tasked with investigating a $3.5 billion accounting error, South Carolina’s chief fiscal watchdog struggled to delineate a clear timeline about an admittedly complex mapping problem that plagued the office for at least a decade.

Richard Eckstrom

South Carolina comptroller to resign after $3.5B error

Embattled South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom will resign next month after a $3.5 billion accounting error in the year-end financial report he oversaw.

State lawmakers alarmed in probe of $3.5B accounting error

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