COLUMBIA -- Gov. Mark Sanford charged the state $131 for mileage to drive from his family's plantation in Beaufort County to Columbia for a news conference in December, according to travel vouchers obtained by a Columbia newspaper.
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Federal tax laws don't allow someone to be reimbursed for traveling from home to work. But Sanford spokesman Ben Fox said Thursday the Lowcountry plantation is not Sanford's official home.
snip...Sanford takes frequent trips and often spends holidays at the home, called Coosaw Plantation. Earlier this week at an Orangeburg Kiwanis Club meeting, the governor suggested he may move there when he leaves office.
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http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/04/sanford-sought-mileage-for-trip-from-plantation/Soooo, let's see what we have here, kiddies:
The plantation might not be his "offical" home, but it is one of his homes.
In addition to violating state laws, it would appear that Sanford might be in violation of FEDERAL laws, too.
Looks like the marital split is becoming more serious. She's with the children at the home on Sullivan's Island. He's thinking about retiring to the plantation.
What more could the long-suffering Democrats in SC ask for? Oh, I know!
In addition to Sanford, Sens. Jim DeMint and Lindsay Graham are both members of the "C" St "Family", and
This guy is Sanford's local "spiritual advisor":
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