COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) – A North Charleston Metropolis Council member is dealing with 14 fees, in line with courtroom paperwork filed Wednesday.
Court docket paperwork in opposition to Jerome Heyward allege he “corruptly used his place” as a councilman to interact in three schemes that embody bribery, embezzlement, kickbacks and extortion.
Heyward represents District 5.
The indictment states that Heyward extorted a businessman by soliciting funds in change for his official motion as a metropolis councilman. Court docket paperwork additionally allege he accepted bribes from an individual engaged on behalf of an organization with enterprise earlier than North Charleston Metropolis Council in change for his official motion associated to that enterprise. Investigators additionally declare Heyward embezzled funds belonging to the town by soliciting and accepting funds from nonprofit organizations that acquired grant funds from the town in change for his official motion.
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