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Faking service may bring $10k fine in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina legislator and a medal of honor recipient both say politicians who lie about their military records should be required to pay a $10,000 fine to the state Ethics Commission.

Charleston Republican state Rep. Chip Limehouse says the bill he is filing Friday is important in a state that plays a key role in presidential primaries. Limehouse says veterans have pushed for the legislation in reaction to misstatements by Democrat Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal about his service during the Vietnam War.

Retired Marine Maj. Gen. James Livingston says such incidents are frustrating and an affront to people who serve. The Medal of Honor recipient says a law is needed in South Carolina so a similar situation doesn't play out in this state.

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