S.C. First In Fighting Insurance Fraud Tuesday February 10, 2004 11:52pm Who would you vote for in the presidential election?  George W. Bush  John Kerry  John Edwards  Howard Dean  Wesley Clark ___  ABC News 4 Interact  ___    • Signup for eNews Alerts    • ABC News 4 Pulse Poll    • Whats Your Opinion?    • Printable Version    • E-Mail This Story South Carolina leads the nation in convictions per dollar spent fighting insurance fraud. That's according to an annual report by Attorney General Henry McMaster. The report found the state spent an average of $3,000 on each of its 98 insurance fraud convictions. McMaster says 2003 budget cuts forced the closing of the Greenville office used primarily for insurance fraud and the loss of fraud prosecutors. The office budget has been cut almost 30 percent in the last few years. » Find More Articles Related To This One Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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