北查尔斯顿市议会的三名议员 和另外五人被指控 贿赂和回扣计划。 
Three North Charleston city council members and five others are charged in a bribery and kickback scheme.
联邦当局已指控三名北查尔斯顿市议会成员——Jerome Heyward,Mike A。 Federal authorities have charged three North Charleston city council members—Jerome Heyward, Mike A. Brown和Sandino Moses与另外五人一起参与一项涉及贿赂和回扣的腐败调查。 Brown, and Sandino Moses—along with five others, in a corruption investigation involving bribery and kickbacks. 长达一年的调查发现了操纵重新划分区划和批准资金分配的计划。 The year-long probe uncovered schemes to manipulate rezoning and grant money allocation. Heyward接受了一笔40 000美元的回扣,与一笔130万美元的赠款有关,用于打击枪支暴力。 Heyward accepted a $40,000 kickback related to a $1.3 million grant to fight gun violence. 所有三名理事会成员都面临指控,包括勒索、贿赂和电线欺诈, Heyward和Moses打算认罪。 All three council members face charges including extortion, bribery, and wire fraud, with Heyward and Moses planning to plead guilty.
