SLED to say if gov misused funds to see woman

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top cop is ready to say whether Gov. Mark Sanford broke state laws to visit his Argentine mistress.

State Law Enforcement Division Chief Reggie Lloyd is planning to reveal his report on Sanford’s travel records Thursday. That 2 p.m. press conference will be carried on WBTW News13 and streamed on scnow.com.

South Carolina’s attorney general asked police to investigate the governor’s travel after Sanford revealed to The Associated Press he had visited Maria Belen Chapur more times than previously disclosed.

Sanford has given two personal checks totaling $3,300 to the state treasurer as reimbursement for part of a taxpayer-funded trip to South America last year. He says the money covered lodging, meals and airfare to Buenos Aires, where he saw Chapur.

Top state Republicans and several newspapers have called for Sanford’s resignation. Sanford has said he won’t step down.