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Charges brought in robocall case
12/16/2008 3:05 PM

By KAREN DAILY
Staff writer

State Law Enforcement Division agents have arrested Aiken County GOP treasurer Virginia Austin Allen, 47, for her alleged role in orchestrating a number of automated phone calls earlier this summer that endorsed S.C. Sen. Greg Ryberg and then S.C. House District 81 seat candidate Scott Singer.

The calls showed Ryberg’s business office number as the origin of the calls, but Ryberg said he did not pay for, place or authorize them, denying any connection to the “robo calls.”

Singer also denies any connection to the calls.

Allen is charged with six counts of unlawful use of a telephone.

She was booked at the Aiken County detention center and released on her own personal recognizance.

State agents will be releasing arrest warrants today, according to officials.

Contact Karen Daily at kdaily@aikenstandard.com




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Posted by: Fair to middlin On: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 9:44 PM

Comment Title: Forner GOP Insider
Way to go former insider, you tell them what for. Can't believe those skunks aren't being exposed for their criminal enterprise. Allen did something all political consultants do but made a mistake by using her credit card. The other ring leaders are running for the hills and Jason Whintger exclaims feint outrage. He new the whole time. The other people involved in this scandal were caught doing other dirty tricks in that campaign season and Ryberg knows who they are. Let's see if he just likes to beat up on women or if he is man enough to tell all on the three stooges.
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Posted by: Amy James On: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 3:33 PM

Comment Title: Call's Help Tom Young, JR
The robo calls hurt Scott Singer and Ryberg. People who like the great Skipper Perry like me were mad and voted for that nice young honest boy Tommy Young. I watched Tommy Young grow up over the years. He is a fine young man, with a great wife in Heather. What Scott Singer did in trying to claim Ryberg endorsed him was wrong. Scott Singer should be the one in the slammer. Scott Singer lied about little Tommy Young in that Statehouse race. Young ran a clean race. Mrs. Allen is just Singer’s fall guy. Ryberg is a good man and was cheated by Singer. Scott Singer has abused his trust with the public. I thank God that our Tommy won that race.
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Posted by: Former GOP Insider On: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 2:19 PM

Comment Title: Whinghter Campaign Shenanigans?
I long suspected that the robocalls were from the Whingther campaign. I wonder why only one of his consultants was arrested. I can think of three manly men who are hiding behind Ginny Allen's skirt right now. There's more bad apples in this barrel.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:09 PM

Comment Title:
Why is Ryberg mad? We all know that he and his boy little Timmy supported RINO Singer!
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Posted by: Rudy On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:19 PM

Comment Title: Get the Facts
I suggest that most of the commenters would benefit by reading the SLED news release at: http://www.sled.state.sc.us/CISystem/Images/NewsPress/SNP0443.pdf
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:17 PM

Comment Title: Thanks Shaun
That is what we all think to so why did Greg Ryberg target this one? If they are all illegal then why does this campaign get in trouble and all the others can make robo call afer robo call - I guess it is because it was the campaign of the guy that ran against him, Jason Whinghter.
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Posted by: stupid waste On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 8:12 PM

Comment Title: good take
I agree with the poster about wasted tax money and law enforcement time. I cannot believe SLED had time for this crap. I bet Ryberg is happy about his wasteful spending of tax payers money when it benefits him. I bet the Standard and Ryberg are in bed with each other. I just wonder which one is Monica and which one is Bill.
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Posted by: Shaun Dakin On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 7:49 PM

Comment Title: Robocalls in SC are illegal anyway
fyi.. SC has a law that makes robo calls in general illegal. It is just not enforced. More http://www.stoppoliticalcalls.org/ht/d/DoSurvey/i/32317
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 7:35 PM

Comment Title: Call me STUPID
Call me stupid but where is the rest of the campaign team? The woman could not have acted on her own - c'mon republicans - please you all love to eat your own.
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Posted by: wastedtaxmoney On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 5:40 PM

Comment Title: State Money
If the Standard was not such a joke, they would let us know how much of our tax money was spent for this investigation and how many SLED agents were taken away from real crimes. I bet the sitting Senator put pressure on SLED to go forward with a worthless investigation. Think about it, South Carolina has one of the highest crime rates and this is what our elected officials and Law Enforcement agencies are worried about. Two different shootings in Aiken and they worry about a political joke.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:41 PM

Comment Title: Senator from Wisconsin
Heck! You loose more votes have the senator from Wisconsin in your corner. Every four years the Aiken Standard endorses this fool. That ought to tell you something. He's ineffective, incompetent, and greedy as he gets more and more state contracts for his personal business.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:33 PM

Comment Title: Stupid
This is stupid. You people need to get a life. This is nothing compared to political campaigns in Charleston, Columbia and Greenville. Who give a crap about whether or not Ryberg was involved in anyway. Everyone in the state knows that he's just a big joke anyway.
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Posted by: Demo On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:13 PM

Comment Title: confused
Sounds like the GOP lost the election and now they decided to bote some Butt.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:45 PM

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Only reaffirms why Singer was not elected. Truly a LIGHT WEIGHT. A good job for him would be working at the Route 1 junk yard pruning the trees.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:37 PM

Comment Title: REALLY!!!!
How can Ryberg not know what is going on in his office? Come now. We are not stupid. Nice going Greg.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:22 PM

Comment Title: Shame on you
It is a shame that someone would lie about the candidates on calling post to get someone else elected, especially when they were all republicans
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Posted by: Demo On: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:20 PM

Comment Title: No comments Aiken
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