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TexasTowelie

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Thu Nov 22, 2018, 02:43 AM Nov 2018

Feds hit South Carolina prosecutor Dan Johnson with more charges, including obstruction of justice [View all]

COLUMBIA, SC -- Criminal charges keep piling up against suspended 5th Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson of Columbia.

The U.S. Attorney’s office in Columbia on Wednesday announced a federal grand jury has indicted Johnson on numerous additional criminal charges.

Those additional charges include obstruction of justice, making false statements, theft of federal dollars and mail fraud.

No details were released about what specific allegations underlay the new criminal charges. The new charges carry maximum sentences of five to 20 years in prison, according to the release.

Read more: https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article221912895.html

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