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LEXINGTON, SC — A South Carolina sheriff indicted by a federal grand jury is accused of taking bribes while in office. Lexington County Sheriff James Metts is the state’s longest-serving sheriff.
Federal investigators say he took bribes from friends and interfered in processing for certain undocumented immigrants.
Metts is the eighth South Carolina sheriff to face criminal charges or investigations in the past four years.
