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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Newly elected Congressman Mark Sanford and his ex-wife have settled a complaint that said he was at her home without her permission in violation of their divorce agreement.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Updated with photos from sentencing: Teen who shot to death 3 students at Ohio high school gets 3 life sentences without parole

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Three people have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to sell oxycodone in South Carolina's Upstate.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to robbing and killing a pizza delivery driver in North Charleston last year.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A former Mount Pleasant bank teller has pleaded guilty to taking more than $700,000 from the bank over a 15-year period.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  South Carolina's probation and parole agency wants more money to oversee offenders and keep them from returning to prison.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Three men who pleaded guilty to running a Columbia gambling ring connected to a double murder suspect in October were sentenced on gambling charges Tuesday, according to U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles.

Friday, November 09, 2012  Gabby Giffords faces man who went on deadly Arizona rampage as judge orders life in prison

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  The former town administrator in Gaston has pleaded guilty to taking money and supplies from the town for her own use.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Sandusky professes innocence in statement broadcast by student radio station, vows to fight

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  A former municipal judge in Central has pleaded guilty to pocketing the proceeds of false claims she filed for clients of her tax business.

Monday, July 30, 2012  A former Anderson County councilman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud charges in connection with a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme.

Monday, May 21, 2012  Ex-Rutgers student who spied on his gay roommate gets 30 days in jail - far less than the max

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  A former Spartanburg teacher pleaded guilty to child porn charges Tuesday.

Monday, April 02, 2012  Shaquan Duley has begun a 35-year prison sentence for killing her two young sons. Records show Duley was admitted Friday to a maximum-security women's prison in Columbia.