Republican Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina will face formal ethics charges on 37 counts of using his office for personal financial gain
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The ethics charges against Mark Sanford include spending state money on business-class plane tickets, instead of flying coach; using state aircraft to attend political and personal events, like the birthday party of a campaign contributor; and using his campaign fund for non-campaign expenses like a ticket to President Obama’s inauguration.
A separate impeachment resolution has been filed in the state legislature, but the ethics commission and the legislative action so far have dealt with different accusations. The ethics commission reviewed charges of misuse of public resources, while the impeachment resolution deals with the governor’s secret trip to Argentina in June to visit a woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair. A legislative committee will take up the impeachment resolution on Tuesday.
There are nine counts alleging the misuse of state aircraft, which accuse Mr. Sanford of using government planes to travel to get a haircut, attend a son’s sporting event, participate in a book-signing, go to a birthday party and attend the "soft" opening of the Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Sanford spent $864.90 to attend a Republican Governors Association meeting in Miami on Nov. 14, 2008, and "a hunting trip in Dublin, Ireland" on Nov. 16 and 17, 2008, the notice says. The expenditures listed in the 10 counts total $2,940.68.