Alvin Greene Felony Charges: SC Senate Candidate Asked To Withdraw Over Criminal Past

[Ruby the Liberal]

Source: Huffington Post

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A day after an unemployed veteran charged with a felony shocked South Carolina's Democratic establishment by winning the U.S. Senate primary, party officials were still scratching their heads: What happened?

Alvin Greene, 32, didn't raise any money. He didn't have a website. And his opponent was a relatively better-known former legislator, Vic Rawl, who was already preparing for the general election.

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Court records show Greene was arrested in November and charged with showing obscene Internet photos to a University of South Carolina student, then talking about going to her room at a university dorm.

Charged with disseminating, procuring or promoting obscenity, Greene could face up to five years in prison. He has yet to enter a plea or be indicted.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/09/alvin-greene-felony-charg_n_606599.html

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Welcome back, Sen DeLay.

Ugh.

[Ian David]

1. This is Real Fishy (Alvin Greene)

This is Real Fishy (Alvin Greene)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x332268

[msanthrope]

3. Did someone check out where Roger Stone is?

It's time to pull the FEC filings.

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. Good link. I agree - something doesn't smell right about this at all.

[iamthebandfanman]

2. wtf? n/t

[robcon]

5. Wow. Who voted for this guy?

n/t

[Snarkoleptic]

6. Diebold et al.

nuff said

[robcon]

7. Daily Kos thinks it was 'walking around money'

got people to vote for the guy.