MONCKS CORNER, S.C. –Moncks Corner’s mayor has come under that national spotlight over the last few days, but it’s certainly not the kind of attention he’d probably like to have.
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Following Embezzlement Scheme, BCSD Sues For $42.5 Million
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Thursday, the Berkeley County School District filed a lawsuit against its ex-chief financial officer, insurance companies and consultants in federal court for what it claims was a “a series of insidious schemes.” The lawsuit specifically names Hub International Limited, Hub International Midwest Limited, Hub International Southeast (“Hub”); Knauff Insurance Agency, Inc. (“Knauff”); Stanley J. Pokorney (“Pokorney”); and Scott […]
Berkeley County to Refund Portion of Growth Impact Fees to Some Residents
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A lawsuit has forced the fastest and largest growing county in ‘The Palmetto State’ to give a repay about 6,000 Berkeley County residents who paid impact fees for new roads. The move comes after a group of property and business owners sued the county after alleging that it collected about $12 million in impact fees for infrastructure between 2006 […]
Berkeley County Wage Dispuit Lawsuit Moved From State To Federal Court
BERKELEY COUNTY, SC — A lawsuit filed by multiple former detention officers last month has moved from state court to the federal court system. They are speaking out against their former employers, saying that former sheriff Wayne Dewitt and Berkeley County Government broke the law by not paying them and other employees for overtime. The five former employees and their […]
Berkeley Co. School District Sued After Assistant Principal Accused Of Sex With Student
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The parents of a Goose Creek High student have filed a lawsuit against the Berkeley County School District. The suit claims gross negligence on the part of the district and claims it caused “severe emotional distress” by failing to report, investigate or communicate Paul Herman’s alleged misconduct to the district’s superintendent or to law enforcement. The teen’s family also alleges […]
Mother sues BCSD, claims student sexually assaulted young daughter
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Legal troubles against the Berkeley County School District continue to mount. A mother is suing the school district as well as the principal of Marrington Middle School of the Arts, James Spencer. She alleges that school officials failed to stop a boy from sexually assaulting her 12-year-old daughter at the school. “This is basically a real extreme bullying […]
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