CNN
reported Monday that the South Carolina Ethics Commission has charged
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford with breaking 37 state ethics laws.
The
charges came after a three-month investigation into Sanford's use of taxpayer
money.
The
charges state that Sanford used taxpayer money to purchase domestic and
international plane tickets. NPR reported that Sanford purchased the
tickets to visit his mistress in Argentina and to "political gatherings and
events which involved no official business."
Sanford
admitted to the affair after he disappeared for five days this summer.
Ethics
cases involve civil charges, which are punishable by fines and state
legislators have filed an impeachment resolution, which will be considered on
Tuesday.
The
state attorney general can decide whether to file criminal charges against
Sanford.
South
Carolina law prohibits the use of state aircraft for private use and mandates
that all state officials purchase the lowest fares available.
Sanford's
office declined to comment.
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