Former Palmetto Railways CEO Sentenced for Role in Fraud Case

Ex-SC public railway CEO is sentenced in $420K bid-rigging kickback scandal

Jeff McWhorter admitted taking illicit payoffs totaling at least $90,000 or more while leading Charleston-based Palmetto Railways as president and chief executive.

Former Palmetto Railways CEO sentenced for conspiracy to commit fraud

The United States Department of Justice has announced that the former president and CEO of Palmetto Railways has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit fraud.

Former CEO of SC-owned railroad sentenced in federal fraud case • SC Daily Gazette

The former CEO of South Carolina-owned Palmetto Railways, which helps move cargo for the Port of Charleston and other businesses in the state, was sentenced Thursday, May 22, 2025, in federal court for his role in a fraud case. (Stock photo via Getty Images)Jeffrey McWhorter, the former head of South Carolina-owned Palmetto Railways, will serve five years of probation for his part in a felony fraud scheme involving a key Port of Charleston custo…

Former Palmetto Railways CEO sentenced for role in fraud case

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The former CEO of Palmetto Railways has been sentenced for conspiring to commit honest services fraud.  Jeffrey McWhorter, 63, of Mount Pleasant, was sentenced by US District Judge David C. Norton to five years probation, 12 months of home confinement, and electronic monitoring.  Evidence showed that McWhorter and a man named Kevin Newkirk, who worked for a Texas logistics company, agreed to accept payment from Tony Ber…