South Carolina Businesses Pay Millions To Settle PPP Fraud Claims
Federal prosecutors say five companies falsely claimed eligibility for COVID-era relief loans......
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Two S.C. Correctional Officers Indicted in Lee Prison Corruption Case
by Erin Parrott
State Grand Jury alleges illicit inmate relationships tied to ongoing 'Clean Sweep' investigation into prison corruption......
South Carolina Man Gets 125 Counts In ‘VINsanity’ Fraud Probe
by Erin Parrott
Prosecutors say fake dealerships, phantom vehicles fueled a sprawling scam stretching across multiple S.C. counties…...
Columbia Woman Admits To Stealing Dead Relative’s Pension Payments
by Erin Parrott
Federal prosecutors say 71-year-old collected more than $54K in benefits she knew she wasn’t entitled to…...
South Carolina: One of America’s Top States for Fraud
by Erin Parrott
Palmetto State residents among the hardest hit for consumer scams......
Bookkeeper Who ‘Destroyed’ South Carolina Restaurant Empire Sentenced To Prison
by Erin Parrott
Judge blasts “cruel” and “diabolical” scheme that drained hundreds of thousands of dollars and shuttered a Midlands business…...
Lowcountry School Board Member Accused by Feds of Selling Influence
by Jenn Wood
Federal prosecutors say trustee used public office to influence school contract dispute while also misusing pandemic loan funds......
Greenville S.C. Lab Executives Charged in Pandemic Fraud Scheme
by Jenn Wood
Covid testing scam at center of multi-count indictment......
Former S.C. House Candidate Sentenced To Prison Over Fraudulent $20 Million Will
by Jenn Wood
Federal judge sentences former GOP House candidate Cody Anderson to two years behind bars....
Fake Arrest Scams: FBI Warns South Carolinians
by Erin Parrott
Criminals are posing as government officials to scam for money, personal information......