Sprague Resources (SRLP) CFO Gary Rinaldi to Retire

https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Sprague+Resources+%28SRLP%29+CFO+Gary+Rinaldi+to+Retire/14620546.html

Cochrane in crisis: co-founder expelled, four more resign

https://www.pharmacynews.com.au/news/cochrane-crisis-co-founder-expelled-four-more-resign-0

Pride Association board member resigns over social media post

https://chatnewstoday.ca/article/573143/pride-association-board-member-resigns-over-social-media-post

Other resignations in the news today:

C-E Superintendent to retire in June

https://moodycountyenterprise.com/article/c-e-superintendent-to-retire-in-june

Missouri Southern Head Football Coach Resigns, Effective Immediately

https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/missouri-southern-head-football-coach-resigns-effective-immediately/1457311368

Walnut Township fiscal officer pleads guilty in ethics case, must resign

https://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/story/news/crime/2018/09/18/walnut-township-official-lynn-kraner-pleads-guilty-ethical-case-must-resign/1344354002/

Two Brisbane City councillors set to retire

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/two-brisbane-city-councillors-set-to-retire-20180910-p502st.html

Environmental agency's top watchdog retiring after Pruitt probes

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-epa-inspectorgeneral/environmental-agencys-top-watchdog-retiring-after-pruitt-probes-idUKKCN1LY2WH

Haines retiring this week from county government

https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Haines-nbsp-retiring-this-week-from-county-13240402.php

Italian Distributors' Network Head Resigns Over Netflix-Venice Feud

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/italian-distributors-network-head-resigns-netflix-venice-feud-1144885

UC president offers 'profound' gratitude to retiring chancellor

https://news.ucsc.edu/2018/09/ucop-message-chancellor.html

Bob Seger Is Retiring from the Road: Musician and His Silver Bullet Band Announce Farewell Tour

https://people.com/music/bob-seger-announces-farewell-tour/

Loomis veteran PM to retire

http://citywireamericas.com/news/fund-flash-loomis-veteran-pm-to-retire-lyxor-launches-ai-etf/a1156431

Phil Sims resigns as Kennington councillor, sparking Ashford Borough Council by-election

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/councillor-resigns-over-750-home-plan-189950/

A member of the Leavenworth Board of Education has resigned

http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/news/20180918/board-member-resigns

Turkish mayor resigns amid claims of pressure from ruling AKP

https://ahvalnews.com/akp/turkish-mayor-resigns-amid-claims-pressure-ruling-akp

Ex-minister Mustapa Mohamed quits Umno

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/443633

Educating Greater Manchester head Drew Povey resigns

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/educating-greater-manchester-head-drew-povey-resigns/

Jon Woods Named Another Former Arkansas Lawmaker in Kickbacks Scheme (unsealed indictment)

https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/jon-woods-named-another-former-arkansas-lawmaker-in-kickbacks-scheme/1458315403

Fifth Circuit solicitor, aide indicted on fraud charges

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Fifth Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson, one of 16 state prosecutors in South Carolina, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on 26 fraud charges connected to allegations that he and an employee misappropriated more than $55,000 in taxpayer money.

Indicted along with Johnson was his top bookkeeper and communications director, Nicole Holland, who handled tens of thousands of dollars in Johnson’s office every month or so.

The two were charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy and theft of government money, according to the indictment.

Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, is expected to issue an executive order suspending Democrat Johnson from office.

Johnson could not be reached for comment.

Johnson, 47, is the chief law enforcement officer in Richland and Kershaw counties. His office, which at one time had 42 prosecutors and nine investigators, has a budget of more than $8 million a year. In recent months, more than a dozen prosecutors have resigned or retired as news reports raised questions about Johnson’s handling of public money.

South Carolina’s 16 solicitors make $141,300 a year. They have the final say-so in deciding who to hire and who to fire. They also determine what criminal cases go to trial and when. There also are few checks on how solicitors spend public money.

Tuesday’s indictment capped a six-month-long fall from grace for Johnson.

In early March, Johnson was running unopposed for a third four-year term as solicitor. Incumbents nearly always win re-election.

But then, following the release of a trove of public spending records from Johnson’s office for the last eight years obtained by the PAPR open-government group, news organizations, including The State and Post and Courier, began publishing articles raising questions about Johnson’s spending.

Those articles showed Johnson had spent large sums on parties; perks for office staff, including free gym memberships; and personal expenses for Johnson and Holland, including extensive travel.

Johnson also spent tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money on community causes, many focused on youth. Johnson said that spending helped youths stay out of trouble and avoid getting caught up in the criminal justice system.

In recent years, Johnson spent weeks out of his office, using his office credit card to travel to places including the Galapagos Islands, off the western coast of South America, and to casino complexes around the United States. Johnson declined to explain his spending and travel in any detail.

The FBI and the State Law Enforcement Division began to investigate spending by Johnson and key members of his staff.

In late March, Byron Gipson, a Columbia attorney, announced he would oppose Johnson in the Democratic primary for solicitor in June. Johnson waited until the last minute to file for re-election, announcing there would be an audit of his office’s spending.

Meanwhile, numerous lawyers who had once contributed heavily to Johnson’s campaigns deserted him, contributing more than $60,000 to Gipson.

https://www.scnow.com/news/state/article_99e89416-bbbe-11e8-9387-77ecd5f03abd.html

Former Biglaw Partner Indicted for Crypto Ponzi Scheme

https://abovethelaw.com/2018/09/former-biglaw-partner-indicted-on-charges-related-to-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme/

Former Cooper Green administrator indicted on child porn charges

https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/former-cooper-green-administrator-indicted-on-child-porn-charges