Horry County Councilman Facing Ethics Complaints

An Horry County Chairman is facing a number of ethics violation complaints. According to paperwork from the South Carolina Ethics Commission, six ethics complaints have been filed against Councilman Johnny Gardner. There are three counts against him for failure to disclose contribution in quarterly campaign disclosure reports, one count of failure to disclose contribution in pre-election campaign disclosure reports and two counts of accepting a campaign contribution in excess of $1,000 which is in violation of state law for campaign contribution limits. A hearing on the complaints is scheduled for August 19th.