Was foul play involved when a judge’s beachfront property burnt to the ground on Sunday?
The home of a South Carolina judge burnt to the ground on Saturday.
A South Carolina judge’s beautiful beachfront home was burned to the ground on Saturday morning, sending three of her family members to hospital.
Police have launched an investigation after the home of Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein, 69, roared in flames on Edisto Beach as her family, including her ex-senator husband Arnold Goodstein, was rushed to hospital.
Goodstein’s four-bedroom, four bath $1,155,200 home stretching up three stories went up in smoke at around 11.30am yesterday. Law enforcement are probing the cause of the devastating fire.
The judge was involved in a key case in South Carolina where she made an error earlier this month.
The S.C. Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a judge’s order that temporarily blocked the release of voter registration information of the state’s more than 3.3 million voters.
The reversal means that the State Election Commission can now release South Carolina’s voter rolls to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The DOJ has asked that the data include names, birth dates, home addresses, driver’s license numbers or the last four digits of Social Security numbers.
It’s not clear when specifically the State Election Commission plans to release the data.
Spokesman John Michael Catalano said late Thursday that the Commission is working with the DOJ to develop an agreement that “ensures any data sharing is conducted in full compliance with the law while protecting the privacy of South Carolina voters.”
A unified Supreme Court said in its six-page opinion that Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein’s issuance of a temporary restraining order early this month was “clearly erroneous” because the justices said it did not comply with court rules requirements.
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The multimillion dollar home of S.C. circuit court judge Dianne Goodstein is a complete loss. The fire is being investigated for possible insurance fraud. The suspicious fire is also being labeled as possible retaliation against corruption and election theft. pic.twitter.com/5F9tUoLydA
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