- Associated Press
Treasurer denies South Carolina Senate accusation he risked cyberattack in missing $1.8B case
Days after a contentious public hearing with state senators, Treasurer Curtis Loftis nearly put South Carolina's entire financial system at risk of a cyberattack by saying he was going to post reams of account data online, according to a report released Tuesday. The Senate report attempts to explain how $1.8 billion in unspent money ended up in a Treasurer's Office account with no idea where it came from or where it was supposed to go. Loftis' plan, put in writing earlier this month after senators questioned if he was following transparency laws, was stopped after an emergency meeting with the governor that included a phone call from the state's top law enforcement official, Grooms said.
- Associated Press
Ex-Piston Will Bynum sentenced to 18 months in prison in NBA insurance fraud scheme
Will Bynum, who played for the Detroit Pistons for six season, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison for his conviction in a scandal involving NBA insurance fraud. Bynum, 41, of Bensenville, Illinois, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court, where a jury convicted him in November of conspiring to make false statements related to NBA players who submitted false dental and medical claims to the NBA Players’ Health and Benefit Welfare Plan. More than 20 people have been convicted in the case, many of them onetime NBA players.
- Raleigh News and Observer
Wake’s recently launched and touted high school flag football faces an uncertain future
The women’s sport was started with much fanfare after a grant from the Carolina Panthers. Will it soon fall victim to budget cuts?
