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South Carolina treasurer calls questions of his role in $1.8 billion accounting error a witch hunt
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis says calls for him to resign over an accounting error that left the state sorting out what happened to a $1.8 billion fund amounted to a witch hunt.
SC state treasurer says he won't resign, denounces 'witch hunt' over $1.8 billion accounting error
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis says he won't resign over his role in a $1.8 billion accounting scandal, calling the efforts "a political witch hunt."
South Carolina lawmakers call to axe treasurer after $1.8 billion accounting error
The results of the audit found that $1.6 billion of the $1.8 billion believed to have existed was the "result of incorrect journal entries."
South Carolina state auditor resigns after $1.8 billion accounting error
This comes after an independent forensic audit determined an accounting error was responsible for nearly $2 billion mysteriously sitting in South Carolina’s bank account.
SC Treasurer Loftis vows to stay in office, after auditor resigns amid $1.8 billion error
We can’t allow a treasurer to be pushed out because of other people’s failures” South Carolina Treasurer Loftis told a House Ways and Means panel.
S.C. treasurer says he’s target of witch hunt over $1.8B goof
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis said Wednesday that calls for him to resign over an accounting error that left the state trying to figure out what happened to a $1.8 billion fund amounted to a witch hunt.
Opinion
If Curtis Loftis cares about South Carolina, the state treasurer should resign now | Opinion
After calling it premature in April, columnist Matthew T. Hall argues an accounting scandal and a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation are too big for Loftis not to leave now.
Commentary: Professionals, not partisans, must safeguard SC's money. Loftis must go.
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The State House Gavel: State of the State recap, SC treasurer rejects calls to resign
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After a $1.8 billion error, could South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis be impeached?
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South Carolina auditor quits as treasurer vows transparency after $1.8 billion accounting error
In South Carolina, the fallout from a $1.8 billion accounting error cost the job of the state auditor, while the state treasurer is vowing to push forward with a ...
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SC Democrats response to Governor McMaster’s State of the State Address
Following Governor Henry McMaster’s 2025 State of the State address, Senator Margie Bright Matthews delivered a response that challenged the governor's speech.