SC Comptroller General testifies again as calls for his resignation mount: Wednesday, March 8
South Carolina's top accountant Richard Eckstrom testified a second time in front of a special Senate Panel Tuesday over a multi-billion dollar accounting error that spanned over a decade. Eckstrom responded to accusations that his office was warned by auditors of the error. He said it's the treasurer's responsibility, not his, to reconcile the state's cash balances. "That makes sense that that agency responsible for cash would be responsible for making sure those cash balances compore with balances shown in the accounting system," said Eckstrom. It comes nearly one week after House Lawmakers filed a Resolution requesting an impeachment inquiry into Eckstrom. Eckstrom told legislators in February that his office noticed the problem at the start of the pandemic. He added that the issue had been corrected and that it shouldn't impact their ability to debate the upcoming budget. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/sc-comptroller-general-testifies-calls-for-resignation-mount/101-7210b354-e562-4bf5-9a07-73b8cb436707 Police are searching for a man they say was impaired during a crash that left a man dead in February. According to the Statesville Police Department, the crash happened on Feb. 24, Gabino Hernandez Nunez was driving a 1995 Honda Civic on E. Broad Street when he crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a 2007 Honda Civic. The occupants of both vehicles were transported to a local hospital. Hernandez Nunez was released from the hospital but one of the passengers of his car, Juvencio Mata Carbajal, was pronounced dead two days later. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/man-wanted-after-driving-impaired-during-fatal-crash-police-say-statesville-north-carolina-investigation/275-d5053389-d40f-4756-ae9d-6ca5c87f43fe Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!
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South Carolina's top accountant Richard Eckstrom testified a second time in front of a special Senate Panel Tuesday over a multi-billion dollar accounting error that spanned over a decade.
Eckstrom responded to accusations that his office was warned by auditors of the error. He said it's the treasurer's responsibility, not his, to reconcile the state's cash balances.
"That makes sense that that agency responsible for cash would be responsible for making sure those cash balances compore with balances shown in the accounting system," said Eckstrom.
It comes nearly one week after House Lawmakers filed a Resolution requesting an impeachment inquiry into Eckstrom.
Eckstrom told legislators in February that his office noticed the problem at the start of the pandemic. He added that the issue had been corrected and that it shouldn't impact their ability to debate the upcoming budget.
READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/sc-comptroller-general-testifies-calls-for-resignation-mount/101-7210b354-e562-4bf5-9a07-73b8cb436707
Police are searching for a man they say was impaired during a crash that left a man dead in February.
According to the Statesville Police Department, the crash happened on Feb. 24, Gabino Hernandez Nunez was driving a 1995 Honda Civic on E. Broad Street when he crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a 2007 Honda Civic.
The occupants of both vehicles were transported to a local hospital. Hernandez Nunez was released from the hospital but one of the passengers of his car, Juvencio Mata Carbajal, was pronounced dead two days later.
READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/man-wanted-after-driving-impaired-during-fatal-crash-police-say-statesville-north-carolina-investigation/275-d5053389-d40f-4756-ae9d-6ca5c87f43fe
Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!