S.C. Governor Ousts Workers’ Comp Director Over Husband’s Deal February 10, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday removed the head of the State Accident Fund, calling for an investigation into whether she improperly steered a $600,000 government contract to her husband’s company.
In a letter, McMaster asked State Inspector General Brian Lamkin to “conduct a thorough investigation to determine whether criminal violations of state law have occurred,” writing that his office was tipped off in January to allegations that Amy Cofield’s agency had hired her husband, Jimmy Terrapin, as a contractor.
Cofield has led the agency responsible for workers’ compensation insurance for nearly 200,000 employees in the state since McMaster appointed her in 2019. She confirmed the arrangement which calls for her husband to work nearly 40 hours a week at $150 an hour for the next two years, or about $300,000 a year wh