" in the event that he refuses to turn them over"?  after he is done lawyering up, he will put together a case that will get him into office and any chance of finding out what went on will be lost as one of the mistakes of our legal system  I'm a Democrat but I have been suspicous of Greene from the start. His first interviews demonstrated that he is not articulate and that he hadn't thought about important issues because he couldn't answer the questions put to him. It is not far fetched to think that Republicans found someone to upset the Democraic apple cart. Please do investigate. I just can't see him having the will or the way to win on his own merits.  look lets face the facts if you were in his shoes would you have spent 10,000 dollars on a run for the senate knowing that your are not going to win or would you have spent that money on something that you need and were able to get with the money that you have so were did he get that money and did someone tell him how to spend it and if he did there would be more money  What is in the water in SC? Something smells fishy!  Finally! Follow the money . . . I wouldn't doubt if it leads right back to Demented!  And seriously, CNN . . . . "mischievous Republicans"??? Poor choice of words! If it's true that he was a plant, by the Republicans or any other entity, that's actually voter fraud which is just a TAD worse than "mischievous"!  Good. I can't wait to find out who funded this mans run for the Democratic Primary. After listening to him speak several times, I find him to be one of the most laughable candidates so far this year, and that's saying a lot. Something stinks here and I hope they get to the bottom of it.  Well, remember he is running as a democrat.  Finally, we may get to the bottom of this. This type of political corruption or lack of common sense by the people of South Carolina is a slap in the face to our soldiera who are said to be fighting for our democracy. I think we also need to check the voting machines.  Republican Party, at it's best!  Something is seriously wrong with his guy.  Ok. Why is it that when the Democrats were screaming for an investigation, the doors were closed on them at every turn. But when a Republican whines about something, now all of a sudden there's an investigation? Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he's being investigated, but it just seems a little strange that authorities didn't jump until Republicans had an issue....I'm just saying.  The apathy and ignorance of South Carolina's voters caused this situation. They went into the polls and selected a man who made no attempt at running a campaign (no commercials, flyers, website, etc...), didn't know what he stood for or even looked like, and selected him as the guy who would be the Democratic candidate in the race for the US Senate. Now that they realize the gravity of their mistake they are scrambling to find some way to rectify the situation.  I say the people got exactly what they deserved.  Alvin Greene is obviously being used by others who have their own personal agenda – and that is shameful as it makes a mockery of our electoral system.  It will be very interesting to see where the money trail goes ...  What is in the water in South Carolina? Voting has consequences. They obviously don't care who they vote for. We should have let them out back in 1861. Let's see them try to put up a stop sign without my tax dollars.  IMAGINE if Alvin Greene won a Republican Primary. Jesse, Al, and everyone else would be screaming RACISM, but this is being done by the DEMOCRATS....So much for the Big Tent. Who cares how he payed the filing fee, so what if he's a plant. It sounds like the DEMS don't like him because he beat the golden child they wanted. The people of SC voted for him, so who cares???  I don't think I like this... It approaches very heavy mobster mentality of threatening a candidate for public office just because the established party candidate he beat out doesn't like him... It is intimidation by the government that means that the citizens don't get a say in who becomes a candidate for office, only those who control the police get to have that say. I think the implications go far beyond this character, to a much broader violation of our rights. The ACLU should investigate.  Hopefully SLED will uncover the truth here. Somehow this guy has got to get pulled from the ballot so we will have a real choice in SC for DeMint's Senate seat. It's already difficult and unrewarding to be a Democrat in SC; the least we can do is have a legitimate candidate on the ballot.  Whatever the reason behind him being in the Democratic primary, he was still voted in by 100,000 SC Democrats who had absolutely NO idea who he was. And then we wonder why we don't like our politicians!  If DeMint runs against Greene it will be a total embarrassment for DeMint and the Republican party don't want to spend their capital campaigning against someone who they think is unstable. LOL  Chances are very good that this is a another Repugnant plot. Last week, we learned that Texas governor Rick Perry's campaign paid for the Green Party to get on the ballot in Texas in an obvious attempt to split the Democratic vote for governor.  The days of dirty Repugnant tricks are still with us, even though Nixon's plumbers went to jail nearly 40 years ago. They can't win honestly, so they try to fix the elections. Remember the presidential election of 2000, when Bush lost the popular vote but got Cheney's buddy Scalia to appoint him president? The beat goes on.  Wow, Democrats really hate democracy. The guy won the Democratic primary, end of story. Vote for him or vote for someone else. But he got over 100,000 democrat votes during the primary way more than his opponent; and he won fair and square (I think thats the part democrats hate the most... Its like his victory has got to be "wrong" somehow, thats the only way to explain it in their minds).  How about they investigate how all pols get their election money.  This really isn't about Alvin Greene. It's about the people who set him up for this. They are the ones toward whom all all the questions about motive and method should be directed.  We just need to find out who they are. And we will.  Is an investigation necessary? Using common sense would get you the same result, without wasting money.  This guy clearly seems like he isn't up to the job. But that's how DeMented will win the election even easier in uneducated South Carolina.  He DeMint how did that Waterloo thing work out for you chump?  Good that this moron is investigated. S.Carolina can't be too much of gentlemen and let this incidence pass without doing anything!  I would not be surprised that the republican party would resort to something like this. They think we are as stupid as they are. Anyone would know that this is not right. They have no remorse or dignity about anything. I am sick of them and their tactics. I hope they are exposed.  Sounds like he would make a good congressman. It appears he already knows how to line his pockets with other peoples money.  It does make one wonder how an unemployed person who was supposedly indigent in 2009 managed to save 10k in the course of a year. I have a decent job but I'm pretty sure I haven't saved that much in the same time period.  You got to love the witch hunt here and the presumption of guilt prior to ANYTHING being established. I wish I lived in South Carolina so I could vote for a citizen and not an Oligarch of the "lauded gentry".The people never have a chance at election,this guy stepped up and unlike all the politicians who screwed up once IN office, the media and "establishment" move heaven and earth to deny the guy a fair shot at election.You really think people are so stupid they can't see your hypocrisy and double standards that are one way streets that only favor the connected or well to do? I have the sick feeling this guy could do a better job than any of the people from President down to dog catcher we have in office.  How is this an issue? Greene came up with the cash to run, and won! Perhaps we should examine how our country is being legislated ! They sign in a law specifically to issue administrative subpoenas to financial institutions. Sounds like a waist of tax$ , and time. Greene didn't win office just a primary. So hold the phone on this investigation. let him dig his own grave or become the leader so many South Carolinian's voted he would be!  So I guess you need to be wealthy in order to run for office?  And all the politicians win again.  Nothing to see here. They're always wasting money investigating things folks could care less about. As far as I'm concerned...he shouldn't have to spend money on a lawyer for that so-called "felony". It's a complete waste of time, tying up the courts (who could by trying true felons, like armed robbers, child molesters, and murderers) over showing a grown woman an inappropriate picture and asking her, let's go back to my place. Do you know how long courts would be tied up with guys age 12 and up for junk like that? Nothing happened. Who cares? I don't. I hope Alvin Greene wins or makes an excellent showing in the race.  There's nothing to see here. He shouldn't even have been arrested or go to court. What a crock!  I think Mr. Greene is a republican operative.  Man the democrats sure don't want this guy do they.  Can't say I disagree with an investigation. From public defender to just over $10k in filing fees?.... sounds interesting.  What a prime example of how democracy works under the democrats. If a politician may weaken your position, use all branches of goverrnment to attack him. Next up, putting the IRS to investigate political enemies. Change you believed in?  Glad to hear this. Something is wrong with this situation. How this guy Alvin Greene came up with the funds to file for candidacy is very strange to say the least. Who put him up to this? He is so totally incapable of being a U.S. Senator, and there cannot be one person on the planet who would disagree. Yet, here he is, going up against Demented. It couldn't possibly be that the Republicans had anything to do with this, now could it? We all know those upstanding, decent, moral, law-abiding, clean, pillars of society Repubicans would NEVER do anything underhanded to get their guy elected (Can you say Nixon 1972?).  I agree there's something pretty strange about Mr. Greene's candidacy. But I'm more concerned about "a new law, signed by Gov. Mark Sanford last week that allows law enforcement officials to issue administrative subpoenas to financial institutions." Encroachment on our civil liberties continues at a rapid rate, and this is just another example of it. I'm not sure what an "administrative subpoena" is technically, but in actual practice it seems to be "the state will get into your bank records if it wants to." That's scarier to me than poor old Mr. Greene, who apparently has no chance of winning office in the general election anyway.  Something definitely does not seem right with this.  Don't know if this man was a plant, but it seems awfully strange.  Comments have been closed for this article
(CNN) -- The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating how Alvin Greene, an unemployed political newcomer who could not afford a lawyer when facing criminal charges last year, came up with the $10,440 needed to get his name on the Democratic Senate primary ballot.