The FBI and U.S. Attorneys Office unsealed North Charleston public corruption case charging City Council members Jerome Heyward, Mike A. Brown and Sandino Moses

The other North Charleston City Council member, Mike A. Brown, was indicted by a federal grand jury, the press release said. There are three people named Mike or Michael Brown on the North Charleston city council. Mike A. Brown represents District One and is the former co-owner of the Blue Note Bistro, a local lounge that no longer operates.

Federal authorities announced Wednesday that three North Charleston city council members have been charged with various corruption crimes following a year-long

A look at North Charleston City Councilmen Jerome Heyward, Mike A. Brown and Sandino Moses charged with bribery and accepting kickbacks in FBI corruption case.

Three North Charleston city council members have been charged in a year-long corruption investigation. The bodies of Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were discovered in Santa Fe, N.M., on Wednesday afternoon during a welfare check, officials said.

A trio of councilmen in one of South Carolina’s biggest cities was accused of participating in a series of bribery schemes that also involved five other people. The three men -- Jerome Heyward, Sandino Moses and Mike A.

North Charleston City Councilmembers Jerome Heyward, Mike A. Brown & Sandino Moses following a 12-month long FBI corruption investigation.