NATION : S.C. Lawmaker, Official Indicted
The second-ranking lawmaker in the South Carolina House and a state highway commissioner were indicted today, bringing to 13 the number of people charged in a federal cash-for-votes sting.
The federal grand jury charged House Speaker Pro Tem Jack Rogers with racketeering, seven counts of violating the federal anti-bribery Hobbs Act and two counts of tampering with witnesses, U.S. Atty. Bart Daniel said.
Wade (Ronnie) Crow was charged with one count of aiding and abetting Rogers in extortion. Crow is commissioner for a four-county district of the South Carolina Highway Commission and a former official with the state Thoroughbred Assn.
Democrat Rogers, 53, becomes the 10th legislator charged with either accepting cash bribes or conspiring to accept bribes. Another legislator and a lobbyist were charged with drug possession.
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