COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH, AP) -- South Carolina's top cop says his agents looked through Alvin Greene's bank records and found no large unexplained deposits by the surprise Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.
State Law Enforcement Division Chief Reggie Lloyd told The Associated Press on Friday that Green had one deposit of $6,000 in October for his military exit pay and a $3,000 deposit early this year for state and federal tax refunds.
Greene paid his $10,440 filing fee with a handwritten check in March.
SLED agents decided Friday not to charge Greene over how he paid his filing fee or how he presented his financial situation when he was appointed a public defender on a felony obscenity charge.
Greene says he is vindicated by SLED's decision.
CNN also reports Friday that Greene has retained a private criminal defense attorney for a pending felony charge.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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