Given a Break: Ex-Senator’s Restitution Payment Reduced
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A former South Carolina state senator who resigned amid an ethics investigation and later pleaded guilty to misconduct is getting a break on restitution payments. Robert Ford of Charleston was sentenced a year ago to five years of probation and ordered to pay $70,000 in restitution. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports a judge agreed…
