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| Former Lottery Employee Faces Charges |
| (Columbia-AP) -- Authorities say a former
lottery employee who is the son of state Representative John Scott
has been charged with taking more than $1,000 in promotional funds
from the South Carolina Education Lottery. The State Law Enforcement Division says John L. Scott, III was arrested about 3 p.m. Thursday and charged with breach of trust with fraudulent intent. Representative John Scott of Columbia had a key role in setting up the state lottery. He had no comment on his son's arrest. |