FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina state Rep. Thad Viers is appealing his 3-year federal prison sentence for money laundering.
Court documents show that Viers’ attorneys filed the appeal this week.
The former representative from Horry County pleaded guilty in April to helping a construction company owner hide assets from an insurance company looking to collect after the company failed to fulfill a state contract to pave part of Interstate 95.
Viers was sentenced last month and ordered to repay $875,000.
He served in the House for a decade and in 2012 was a front-runner for South Carolina’s new 7th District U.S. House seat.
He dropped out of the race after being charged with harassing a former girlfriend. Viers later resigned from the House and pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment.
