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

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

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.

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 on Wednesday charged two members of North Charleston City Council and two others with federal crimes in a sweeping public corruption investigation related to bribery, extortion, money laundering,

Three members of North Charleston city council 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 current and former North Charleston City Council member are set to plead guilty along with 2 others Feb. 28 to charges from a FBI corruption investigation.