1980 and resigned from Congress on December 10, just days before the end of his term. He subsequently ran a public relations firm called Lehuguenot, Ltd., in Myrtle Beach and developed property in nearby Cherry Grove. Later In 1989, he was apprehended after shoplifting a necktie from a department store in Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia. Convicted of a misdemeanor, he was sentenced to serve 30 days in a local jail. In 2017, the book Capitol Steps and Missteps: The Wild, Improbable Ride of Congressman John Jenrette was published. It was written by two of Jenrette's former aides. While promoting the book, Jenrette described his years since Congress as including "marketing an experimental balloon-operated flotation device; running (and then folding) a national chain of timeshares; breeding horses in Bulgaria; and selling cigarettes in Eastern Europe immediately after the fall of the Soviet Union". See also List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes List of federal political scandals in the United States References External links Profile from Congressional Bad Boys Sources The Hill, May 29, 2002 The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), November 17, 1999 The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), July 22, 2000 |- 1936 births 20th-century American politicians Abscam Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina Living people Democratic Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives People from Conway, South Carolina People from Loris, South Carolina People from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Politicians convicted of bribery under 18 U.S.C. § 201 South Carolina politicians convicted of corruption South Carolina lawyers South Carolina politicians convicted of crimes University of South Carolina School of Law alumni Wofford College alumni