Former South Carolina lieutenant governor and comptroller general Earle Morris, Jr.'s request for parole was denied Wednesday morning by a unanimous vote of the parole board.
Morris is serving a 44-month sentence after his conviction following the collapse of Carolina Investors. Morris, former Carolina Investors Chairman, was convicted on November 18, 2004, on 22 counts of securities fraud.
Wednesday morning's vote to deny parole for Morris was a unanimous 3-0 vote. He was rejected because of the nature and seriousness of the crime. Morris will complete his sentence in April, 2010.
He is now in a wheelchair and his lawyer, Joel Collins, told the board Morris' prostate cancer has progressed. "I would hope that you realize that it would be much better for the state of South Carolina and for Mr. Morris for his health concerns to be dealt with privately, and not as an incarcerated inmate of the Department of Corrections," Collins said. He said Morris, "is deserving of parole in part because of the wonderful life of service he has lived for his 80 years."
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