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Nov 18, 2009 4:30 pm US/Mountain

Ethics Panel: S.C. Gov. Should Face Charges

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford makes his way past media following a special meeting with his Cabinet in the Wade Hampton Building at the Statehouse complex on June, 26, 2009.
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An ethics panel says South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford should face charges he violated state laws tied to a three-month investigation into his travel and campaign finances.

The State Ethics Commission on Wednesday didn't provide details of its decision or the specific charges Sanford would face during a hearing of the panel early next year. Questions about Sanford's use of state, private and commercial planes arose after he disappeared from the state in June and said he had been in Argentina visiting his mistress.

Associated Press investigations found Sanford violated bans on using state planes for personal and political purposes and sitting in pricey commercial seats.

Sanford lawyer Butch Bowers did not immediately comment on the panel's decision.