Jack Rogers | |
Office: | Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives for the 54th district |
Term Start: | 1972 |
Term End: | 1991 |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1937 |
Birth Place: | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States |
Party: | Democratic |
Occupation: | Attorney |
Successor: | Douglas Jennings Jr. |
John Irby Rogers III (born October 2, 1937) is a former American politician in the state of South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from 1972 to 1991. He is an attorney. He served a stint as speaker pro tempore of the House.[1]
In 1991, Rogers was indicted as a result of an FBI corruption sting operation entitled Operation Lost Trust.[2] He pleaded guilty to a charge of racketeering in 1991 and was sentenced to 45 months in prison.[3] [4]