{"id":41270,"date":"2025-09-24T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/former-sheriff-under-fire-for-ethics-violations-misuse-of-funds\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:30:00","slug":"former-sheriff-under-fire-for-ethics-violations-misuse-of-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/former-sheriff-under-fire-for-ethics-violations-misuse-of-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Sheriff Under Fire for Ethics Violations &#038; Misuse of Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aP9uXfDQwIs?cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>The South Carolina Ethics Commission has found probable cause in four complaints against former Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright. Accusations include misuse of a county-funded credit card and nepotism, with purchases ranging from iTunes to hotel stays and a nearly $500 charge to an art lounge. A former deputy and a council member speak out, citing serious concerns about leadership and public trust.<\/p>\n<p>Wright is also under investigation by SLED, and potential charges include misconduct, breach of trust, and abuse of power. 7 News investigates the scope of the allegations and their impact on the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Carolina Ethics Commission has found probable cause in four complaints against former Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":41271,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-upstate-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}