LEGISLATIVE · SC · 1981-1991
Frank McBride
State Senator · Senate · Republican · South Carolina
NOTABLE
On the record
Operation Lost Trust — pleaded guilty 1991 to federal mail fraud; 21-month sentence
SEVERITY · FELONY · CRIMES · fraud, mail-fraud
Background
South Carolina's State Senator · Senate 1981–1991: Frank McBride — 10-year tenure. Flagged as a notable historical figure by Officium's curation pass. Press-relevant: Operation Lost Trust — pleaded guilty 1991 to federal mail fraud; 21-month sentence. Same-year political environment (1981): Governor Richard Riley; Treasurer Grady Patterson.
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