South Carolina Economist Pleads Guilty in Connection With $90-Million Fraud

A former Charleston Southern University economics professor, who was accused of defrauding the university and hundreds of other investors out of $90-million, pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court in Charleston, S.C.

The professor, Albert E. Parish Jr., who authorities say spent the proceeds on cars, clothing, and a world-class pen collection, could face 45 years in jail when he is

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