Legal Opinion

McMaster v. South Carolina Retirement System

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided January 10, 2005No. 25922PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore

We consolidated these three appeals to consider the retroactive application of a lien on retirement benefits pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 8-1-115 (Supp.2003) which applies to public officials convicted of embezzling public funds. The trial court found the amount of the lien was limited to the amount of *365restitution previously ordered at criminal sentencing. The Attorney General appeals. We reverse.

FACTS

Respondents Klein, Lewis, and Martin were each indicted by the state grand jury on charges stemming from the embezzlement of funds from Sumter County School District # 17 over a ten-year period.…

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