June 3, 2010 10:35 AM
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Police: S.C. Gov. Sanford Didn't Break Law
(CBS/AP)
Updated 4:59 p.m. ET
South Carolina's top police official says Gov. Mark Sanford did not improperly use state funds for visits with his Argentine mistress.
State Law Enforcement Division Chief Reggie Lloyd said Thursday that Sanford did not break any laws. The governor's spokesman says Sanford does not intend to resign.
"We're pleased that SLED has concluded its review, which confirms what we've said from day one - no public money was used in relation to the governor's admitted marital infidelity," spokesman Joel Sawyer said in a statement. "This issue is behind us once and for all."
South Carolina's attorney general asked police to investigate the Republican governor's travel after Sanford revealed to The Associated Press he had spent time with Maria Belen Chapur more often than previously disclosed.
Sanford has given two personal checks totaling $3,300 to the state treasurer as reimbursement for part of a taxpayer-funded trip to South America last year. He says the money covered lodging, meals and airfare to Buenos Aires, where he saw Chapur.
Top South Carolina Republicans have called for Sanford to step down.
Sanford will head to Florida for the weekend and will be concentrating on repairing the damage he has done to his marriage and building back the trust of the people of South Carolina, his Sawyer said.
In a statement, Sanford also reiterated that he will not resign or leave the governor's office temporarily.
In an interview with The Associated Press this week, Sanford said Chapur is his soul mate, but he is trying to fall back in love with his wife.
Sanford's office Thursday afternoon released the governor's personal travel records to the media. You can view them here and here. (PDF)
South Carolina's top police official says Gov. Mark Sanford did not improperly use state funds for visits with his Argentine mistress.
State Law Enforcement Division Chief Reggie Lloyd said Thursday that Sanford did not break any laws. The governor's spokesman says Sanford does not intend to resign.
"We're pleased that SLED has concluded its review, which confirms what we've said from day one - no public money was used in relation to the governor's admitted marital infidelity," spokesman Joel Sawyer said in a statement. "This issue is behind us once and for all."
South Carolina's attorney general asked police to investigate the Republican governor's travel after Sanford revealed to The Associated Press he had spent time with Maria Belen Chapur more often than previously disclosed.
Sanford has given two personal checks totaling $3,300 to the state treasurer as reimbursement for part of a taxpayer-funded trip to South America last year. He says the money covered lodging, meals and airfare to Buenos Aires, where he saw Chapur.
Top South Carolina Republicans have called for Sanford to step down.
Sanford will head to Florida for the weekend and will be concentrating on repairing the damage he has done to his marriage and building back the trust of the people of South Carolina, his Sawyer said.
In a statement, Sanford also reiterated that he will not resign or leave the governor's office temporarily.
In an interview with The Associated Press this week, Sanford said Chapur is his soul mate, but he is trying to fall back in love with his wife.
Sanford's office Thursday afternoon released the governor's personal travel records to the media. You can view them here and here. (PDF)
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