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South Carolina Lt. Gov. Resigns

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Indicted over alleged campaign-finance schemes.

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In what the South Carolina attorney general called an “unprecedented” investigation, Lt. Gov. Ken Ard was indicted on ethics charges over an alleged scheme to fake campaign donations while using thousands of dollars in campaign money for personal shopping and vacations.

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