Rudy Giuliani South Carolina Campaign Chair Thomas Ravenel Indicted On Cocaine Charges

7:24 am EST June 20th, 2007 | News | 12 Comments

The GOP’s values are revealed once again.

State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel was indicted Tuesday on charges of cocaine possession and intent to distribute it. Gov. Mark Sanford immediately suspended him from state office.

“Given the grave nature of these charges and what is alleged in this indictment, we’re left with no choice but to suspend Treasurer Ravenel immediately,” Gov. Sanford said Tuesday afternoon. “These are obviously very serious allegations that we’re constitutionally bound to act upon, and they’ll ultimately be decided by the courts.”

At a press conference late Tuesday, South Carolina Law Enforcement Department Chief Robert Stewart said Ravenel emerged as a participant in an ongoing cocaine sting in Charleston County. He said Ravenel was charged with possession and was sharing — not selling — powder cocaine with an undisclosed number of people.

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12 Responses to “Rudy Giuliani South Carolina Campaign Chair Thomas Ravenel Indicted On Cocaine Charges”

  1. Enlightened Liberal says:
    June 20, 2007 at 7:38 am

    Yea, but some Democrat somewhere did something so its really ok. And besides, Clinton got a blowjob once from someone other than Hillary.

  2. Dugger says:
    June 20, 2007 at 11:44 am

    Actually OW extrapolated Ravenels problem to the GOP. Isn’t it then fair to extrapolate Jefferson to the Dems?

  3. DrPidgro says:
    June 20, 2007 at 5:28 pm

    Yeah, Dugger, Rudy just can’t be bothered to, you know, do things that are good for the country, like fulfill his commitment to the Iraq Survey Group. The fact he has a habit of hiring criminals just cements his credibility with the Bush republicans.

  4. Zython says:
    June 20, 2007 at 5:41 pm

    And besides, Clinton got a blowjob once from someone other than Hillary.

    You make it sound as though the ‘Pubs wouldn’t have made a big deal about that either.

  5. C.S.Strowbridge says:
    June 20, 2007 at 9:29 pm

    “Actually OW extrapolated Ravenels problem to the GOP. Isn’t it then fair to extrapolate Jefferson to the Dems?”

    Is Jefferson the campaign chair of one of the Democratic Party’s leading contender for president?

    Nope. Didn’t think so.

    (In fact, Jefferson got most of his support from Republicans, just like Lieberman.)

    This is just another case of, But, but, Clinton and is the sign of a truly desparate person.

  6. Frank says:
    June 20, 2007 at 10:06 pm

    The funny part is that if he were a Democrat, he’d make a great punch line for Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Lewis Black, George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, etc., etc.

  7. Duros62 says:
    June 21, 2007 at 2:09 pm

    And the fact that he isn’t excludes him from that how, exactly?

  8. Frank says:
    June 21, 2007 at 5:43 pm

    Your grammar has me confused, Scotty.
    But I’ll give it a go:
    Oliver is viewing these activities and this relationship with disfavor.
    I feel it is because Giuliani is a Republican.
    If this were happening to Democrat, the usual suspects, named above would be yucking it up.
    Capisc’?

  9. Duros62 says:
    June 22, 2007 at 6:19 pm

    If this were happening to [a] Democrat, the usual suspects, named above would be yucking it up.
    Capisc’?

    No, they’d probably be inviting him to their parties.

    Ba dum!

  10. DERRICK RHAMES says:
    June 24, 2007 at 11:49 am

    IT A WASTE OF TIME OUR TRESURE NOF SC DID HIS DAMAGE .MAY HE BURN IN HELL AND MAY HE GET A WASH DOWN IN GASALINE FIRST THEN INTO THE FLAMES OF HELL.

  11. anonymous says:
    July 29, 2007 at 9:58 am

    In South Carolina last fiscal year, 97 percent of all federally indicted cases ended in guilty pleas, records show.

    “We consider the investigation ongoing,” McDonald said. “If it’s appropriate to add charges, that is something that will be done.”

    The way you can get your sentence reduced in the federal system is to plead guilty and to give substantial assistance (to authorities),” said longtime Columbia criminal defense lawyer Jack Swerling.

    In South Carolina last fiscal year, the average drug trafficking sentence was about 11 years, compared to seven years nationwide.

    Chief U.S. District Judge Joe Anderson, who is presiding over Ravenel’s and Miller’s cases, has a reputation for fairness and staying within the guidelines, Strom said.

    “Our judges stick to the guidelines,” he said.

  12. Anonymous says:
    July 29, 2007 at 12:22 pm

    In South Carolina last fiscal year, 97 percent of all federally indicted cases ended in guilty pleas, records show.

    “We consider the investigation ongoing,” McDonald said. “If it’s appropriate to add charges, that is something that will be done.”

    The way you can get your sentence reduced in the federal system is to plead guilty and to give substantial assistance (to authorities),” said longtime Columbia criminal defense lawyer Jack Swerling.

    In South Carolina last fiscal year, the average drug trafficking sentence was about 11 years, compared to seven years nationwide.

    Chief U.S. District Judge Joe Anderson, who is presiding over Ravenel’s and Miller’s cases, has a reputation for fairness and staying within the guidelines, Strom said.

    “Our judges stick to the guidelines,” he said.