Ex-Spartanburg sheriff pleads guilty to drug-related crimes and stealing from benevolence fund



ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina sheriff pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges that he helped steal about $80,000 from his force's benevolence fund and took pain medication that was supposed to be destroyed as part of a pill take-back program. Chuck Wright, the former Spartanburg County sheriff, admitted his guilt to conspiring to commit theft concerning programs […]

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