Royal, Chuck
<div class="blockquote" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14.399999618530273px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;">No. 9. Chuck Royal was and still is a legislative assistant to Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), a former House member.</p></div><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">My man Chuck. He went on a cruise as payment for his help in the riot. <a href="http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/9703049.htm" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(124, 71, 12); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;">The State</a><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;" /></p><div class="blockquote" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14.399999618530273px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The trip, according to Royal's form, was to provide "first hand knowledge of various areas and services of the passenger cruise line industry that are regulated by the U.S. government."<p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;">Royal handles banking and taxation issues in DeMint's office, DeMint spokeswoman Kara Borie says.</p><p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;">Borie says the trip also included a panel discussion on terrorism and port security. A spokeswoman for the cruise line, however, says none of Royal Caribbean's employees recalls there being such an event.</p></div><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 14.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hmm that is interesting. He works on banking issues not Homeland Security.</span>