![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis turns to his staff during a state Senate hearing into how $1.8 billion ended up in an account without anyone knowing where it came from or where it went on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/036ac7e520f24c43947a500d15a154f8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis turns to his staff during a state Senate hearing into how $1.8 billion ended up in an account without anyone knowing where it came from or where it went on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina state Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Bonneau, center, talks about a report about $1.8 billion found in an account created by the state Treasurer's Office as state Sen. Mike Fanning, D-Great Falls, left, listens, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a716f07ec15249bdae1c32b6b6d29cae/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Carolina state Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Bonneau, center, talks about a report about $1.8 billion found in an account created by the state Treasurer's Office as state Sen. Mike Fanning, D-Great Falls, left, listens, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins A page in the South Carolina Senate passes out copies of a report about $1.8 billion found in an account created by the state Treasurer's Office, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/af91e02067584936ba7beb5e2db1a670/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A page in the South Carolina Senate passes out copies of a report about $1.8 billion found in an account created by the state Treasurer's Office, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)