http://blog.stromlaw.com The Official Blog of the Strom Law Firm Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:50:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The U.S. Attorney's office announced the arrest of Marcus Kitchens, Spartanburg County's Clerk of Court and Terry Glenn Lanford, a Spartanburg real estate developer, for conspiring to steal and sell drugs (cocaine and methamphetamine) from an evidence room at the Spartanburg County Courthouse. Kitchens and Lanford have been officially charged ... http://blog.stromlaw.com/2010/02/03/marcus-kitchens-and-terry-lanford-charged-in-spartanburg-county-drug-scandal/ According to the State newspaper, Richland County Deputies arrested a 14-year-old student at Richland Northeast High School, located in Columbia, South Carolina, after receiving a report that the student had a 9 mm pistol tucked in his waistband. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said the youth was charged with carrying a ... http://blog.stromlaw.com/2010/02/03/student-arrested-at-richland-northeast-for-carrying-a-gun-on-school-grounds/ Late last month, the Department of Justice announced the settlement of its claims against FORBA Holdings LLC, a dental management company which provides business management and administrative services to 69 dental clinics located nationwide, known as Small Smiles Dental Centers. Just as the name implies, the Small Smiles clinics ... http://blog.stromlaw.com/2010/02/02/small-smiles-pays-24-million-to-resolve-fraud-allegations/ Lexington County Deputy Craig Edward Wlaschin has been arrested for downloading child pornography on his home computer. Mr. Wlaschin is charged with second degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Wlaschin, a road patrol deputy near Irmo, South Carolina, was fired by Sheriff James R. Metts as a result of ... http://blog.stromlaw.com/2010/02/02/craig-edward-wlaschin-arrested-for-downloading-child-pornography/ As reported by WLTX, 32 year old Sean Cassidy, the head coach of the girls basketball team and an 11th and 12th grade social studies teacher at Camden High School, has resigned after being charged with engaging in improper behavior with a 15 year old student. Mr. Cassidy ... http://blog.stromlaw.com/2010/02/02/sean-cassidy-camden-girls-basketball-coach-faces-criminal-charges/ According to the Post and Courier, five people were injured yesterday when a tractor trailer driving too fast for conditions swerved to the right in the construction area near the Remount Road interchange to avoid hitting another vehicle. The 18 wheeler, still unable to stop, started a chain reaction that ... http://blog.stromlaw.com/2010/02/02/charleston-tractor-trailer-jack-knifes-sends-5-to-hospital/ According to WCBD, a tractor trailer carrying wood chips T-boned a 15 passenger van this morning on Broxton Bridge Hwy at Confederate Hwy killing three people and sending several others to the hospital. The names of the victims have not been released. We will keep you updated. http://blog.stromlaw.com/2010/01/27/deadly-tractor-trailer-accident-kills-3-injures-six-in-colleton-county/ As a society, technology is our way of life. We can text, tweet, talk, and even update our Facebook status, right from our mobile phone. Millions of Americans use technology and social media for instant communication. When this addiction is mixed with driving, it is dangerous and can have ... http://blog.stromlaw.com/2010/01/26/texting-and-driving-ban-affects-commercial-truck-and-bus-drivers/ According to the Herald Online, a tractor trailer accident occurred at approximately 2:30 this afternoon on Dave Lyle Boulevard at Mount Gallant Road. One man was injured as a result of the accident. The condition or the nature of the injuries of the man transported to Piedmont Medical Center ... http://blog.stromlaw.com/2010/01/21/tractor-trailer-accident-on-dave-lyle-boulevard-sends-one-to-hospital/ According to WMBF news, - Dr. Nathaniel Miller, a Marion County school superintendent, has been arrested on allegations of public corruption. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) officials allege that between March 2006 and January 2010, Dr. Miller converged an estimated $503,000 of school money for his personal use. ... http://blog.stromlaw.com/2010/01/20/marion-county-school-superintendent-dr-nathaniel-miller-charged-with-embezzlement/