SLED investigating fired SC agency chief accused of helping her husband land contract
Maayan Schechter, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
May 4—COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's top law enforcement agency has launched an investigation into fired State Accident Fund director Amy Cofield and her involvement in her husband landing a $600,000 work contract with her agency, a department spokesman confirmed.
Cofield was fired by Gov. Henry McMaster in February after he became aware of the contract.
Asked to probe the contract and Cofield's involvement, the state inspector general reported in April that Cofield "tainted" the process. The inspector general said Cofield's involvement created a conflict of interest, both "organizational and personal."