Ms. Haley was earning a salary of just $22,000 as a part-time state legislator.
Wilbur Smith executives regarded Ms. Haley as overqualified for the accounting job.
But because of her wide-ranging network, they would later say, they put Ms. Haley on a retainer, asking her to scout out potential new business.
She never found any, a top executive later said.
But they also led her into an ethical gray area that tarnished her first term as South Carolina’s governor.
Persons:
Nikki Haley, Michael Haley, Haley, Wilbur Smith, overqualified
Organizations:
Wilbur Smith Associates
Locations:
South Carolina