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Recommend Clyburn gives felon 2nd chance; Lawmaker hires official who took bribe (Email)

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House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn on Thursday defended his decision to hire a convicted felon recently released from federal prison on bribery and extortion charges. Clyburn, a Columbia Democrat and the No. 3 House leader, said former Orangeburg County Council Chairman John Rickenbacker has paid his debt to society and deserves a new political lease on life.  "My faith is very important to me." Clyburn said in an interview. "I do believe in redemption. As a public servant, I believe in rehabilitation. I do believe in the scripture when it says, 'Judge not lest ye be judged.'" Rickenbacker, 56, pleaded guilty in April 2007 to having accepted $50,000 from an FBI agent posing as a consultant to a company seeking to buy Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg.


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