Republican South Carolina lieutenant governor is indicted of violating ethics laws, resigns from Reuters: Politics CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina Republican Lieutenant Governor Ken Ard resigned on Friday just hours before the state attorney announced his indictment on seven counts of violating ethics laws by misusing campaign money. feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/fefis8k_0rw/us-southcarolina-politics-idUSBRE8281E820120309