US EditionFormer Williamsburg County clerk of court accused of embezzling over $100K in public funds
Sharon Staggers faces 10 counts including embezzlement and ethics violations for misusing over $119,000 in federally funded child support enforcement money, part of a wider corruption probe.
- On August 13, 2025, Sharon Staggers, who previously held the position of clerk of court in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, was formally charged with embezzling more than $119,000 of public funds.
- The indictment followed a four-year investigation by a statewide grand jury, SLED, and DSS, amid a broader public corruption dragnet in the county.
- Staggers allegedly caused payments above her salary from Title IV-D child support funds, gave herself a $30,000 pay raise in 2021, and faced ten counts including misconduct in office.
- Circuit Judge Heath Taylor granted Staggers release on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond, with prosecutors warning she could face five to ten years per charge if convicted.
- Staggers’ case marks the third significant public corruption prosecution to emerge in Williamsburg County within the past year, highlighting ongoing legal issues faced by former senior county officials.
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Democrat South Carolina Clerk of Court INDICTED on TEN COUNTS of Corruption, Embezzlement, and Ethics Violations — Stole Over $119,000 from Taxpayers, Including Child Services Funds | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
South Carolina State Grand Jury has dropped the hammer on Sharon W. Staggers, the now–former Williamsburg County Clerk of Court, slapping her with TEN criminal counts ranging from official misconduct and embezzlement to ethics violations and outright fraud. According to the indictment, Staggers, who held her elected office from 2019 to 2023, allegedly treated taxpayer funds like her personal piggy bank, siphoning more than $119,000 from the publ…
Former Williamsburg County clerk of court accused of embezzling over $100K in public funds
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) -- A former clerk of court in Williamsburg County accused of embezzling more than $100,000 in public funds has been indicted on corruption charges, according to the South Carolina Attorney General's Office. A state grand jury returned a ten-count indictment against Sharon Staggers on Aug. 12, charging her with misconduct in office, embezzlement, and ethics act violations. The indictments allege that Staggers embe…
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