South Carolina's top accountant to resign after $3.5B error
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South Carolina's embattled top accountant will step down next month after a $3.5 billion error in the year-end financial report he oversaw, according to a resignation letter written Thursday.
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South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom sent a letter announcing his resignation effective next month to Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) after revelations of a $3.5 billion accounting error in a financial report emerged.
Legislators were considering impeachment for South Carolina’s top accountant after a $3.5 billion error caused a misreporting of the state's cash balances.
South Carolina's embattled top accountant will step down next month after a $3.5 billion error in the year-end financial report he oversaw, according to a resignation letter written Thursday.
Republican Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom's decision to leave the post he has held for 20 years came after scrutiny of his performance following the blunder in a year-end financial report.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Embattled South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom will resign next month after a $3.5 billion accounting error in the year-end financial report he oversaw. The state’s chief accountant will leave the elected post he has held for 20 years on April 30, according to a copy …
Republican Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom’s decision to leave the post he has held for 20 years came after intense scrutiny of his performance following the blunder and amid rising calls for him to either quit or be removed.
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