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South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, a former real estate developer who became a rising political star after his election last year, was indicted Tuesday on federal cocaine charges.
Thomas Ravenel is the state chairman for the Giuliani campaign, and had been urged by conservatives to oppose Senator Lindsey Graham (R-McCain's Lap) in the Republican Primary. The son of popular former Congressman Arthur Ravenel, Jr., his indictment is sending shock waves through the state.
The source came from AP, published at MyrtleBeachOnline.com saying "South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, a millionaire former real estate developer who became a rising political star after his election last year, was indicted Tuesday on federal cocaine charges."