Law

An S.C. woman has been arrested and charged with 12 counts of preparing or assisting in the preparation of false state individual income tax returns. Kenishi Lorraine Ingram, 43, of Lancaster, owned and operated MWM Tax LLC, a tax … Read More

Rodney Ellis, 71, of Sumter, has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to defrauding a Sumter County nonprofit. While serving as the financial officer for Sumter Behavioral Health Services … Read More

Troy Benjamin Bittner, 53, of Myrtle Beach, has been indicted by a Florence grand jury for defrauding a local resort out of nearly $1 million during the pandemic, according to the U.S. Attorney of the District of South Carolina … Read More

A Richland County woman was arrested today and charged with seven counts of tax evasion, according to the S.C. Department of Revenue. Zina F. Hampton, 59, of Irmo, is charged with failing to timely report individual income tax … Read More

A Pelion man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for defrauding investors out of more than $3 million. Samuel Sturkie Jackson Jr., 51, of Pelion, has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison followed by three years … Read More