South Carolina’s Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley has been cleared of wrongdoing by an ethics committee which probed allegations that she lobbied on behalf of her employers when she was a legislator.
“We turned over every stone that we could to find evidence that would make a different decision. It’s over. It’s been dismissed,” said State lawmaker J Roland Smith, Chairman of the House Ethics Committee which conducted the investigation against Ms. Haley, a Republican.
Ms. Haley (40) became the first Indian-American woman Governor of a U.S. State last year. She is also the first non-white governor of South Carolina.
Soon after the panel cleared her of wrongdoing giving her a major political victory, Ms. Haley wrote on her Facebook page: “It’s My Life.... Bon Jovi. Great song! ‘You better stand tall. When they’re calling you out. Don’t bend, don’t break. Baby, don’t back down’.”
Keywords: Nikki Haley, House Ethics Committee
i don't know why this news item should be published in an Indian newspaper when even this item would probably not appear in an American newspaper published outside the US state of South Carolina. Haley was born to an Indian couple who migrated to the US. I doubt she cares anything about India.
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