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- ↑ South Carolina Legislative Manual
- ↑ "2 More Indictments Charge Corruption In South Carolina (Published 1991)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2021-04-24.
- ↑ Ex-legislator Pleads Guilty In S.c. Racketeering Sting
- ↑ "United States v. John I. Rogers, III, 976 F.2d 728, 4th Cir. (1992) | PDF | United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines | Sentence (Law)".
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