According to WMBF news, – Dr. Nathaniel Miller, a Marion County school superintendent, has been arrested on allegations of public corruption.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) officials allege that between March 2006 and January 2010, Dr. Miller converged an estimated $503,000 of school money for his personal use. The allegations claim that the money was used to pay mortgages, college tuition, and rent for his children.
Miller turned himself into SLED agents at the Richland County Courthouse Friday and was charged with embezzlement of public funds. A grand jury set Miller’s bond at $75,000 during a hearing on Friday.
According to district officials, the board named Nancy Grice, the district’s director of curriculum and instruction, as acting superintendent.
Dr. Miller is innocent until proven guilty.
Being charged with public corruption including charges of embezzlement of public funds is a serious crime with serious consequences. The criminal defense attorneys at Strom Law Firm, L.L.C. include a former United States Attorney, a former public defender, a former Assistant Attorney General and Richland County Assistant Solicitor, as well as a tax lawyer familiar with IRS criminal investigations. The Strom Law Firm aggressively defends individuals on all criminal charges in all State and Federal Courts in South Carolina as well as the Federal Courts in Georgia. Our lawyers proudly edit the Columbia, South Carolina Injury Board as well as the Strom Law Blog as a pro bono effort to provide the public valuable information. Our lawyers are licensed in: South Carolina, New York, and Georgia.
