Charges brought in robocall case
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