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Trial Set for Three Ex-officials in Corrupt County
posted 11/19/09
3:31 pm
U.S. District Judge Henry F. Floyd scheduled the trial to begin on Feb. 3. He also said during a brief hearing in Spartanburg Thursday that he will consider pretrial motions in January.
Former Union County supervisor Donald Betenbaugh and tax assessor Willie E. Randall, Jr., are facing charges ranging from accepting $50,000 in kickbacks to allowing Randall's office to be used to store cocaine.
Former Sheriff Howard Wells was also in court Thursday on witness tampering charges.
The town's former mayor and zoning administrator are serving federal prison sentences in separate cases. Former Union County court clerk Brad Morris is charged with embezzling $200,000 in public funds.
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