News and Press Releases
2013: May |Apr |Mar | Feb | Jan | Court Calendar
May 2013
May 16, 2013
$1.2 Million Settlement With Durable Medical Equipment Company, International Rehabilitative Sciences D/B/A RS Medical Resolves South Carolina False Claims Act Lawsuit
April 2013
April 22, 2013
Bloods Street Gang Tax Preparer Sentenced in Federal Court
April 19, 2013
10th Annual Project Sentry Logo Contest Winners
April 18, 2013
Freddie Grant Sentenced to 212 Months Imprisonment on Federal Ammunition Charge
April 16, 2013
$24.9 Million Settlement With Biotechnology Company AMGEN, INC. Resolves South Carolina False Claims Act Lawsuit
April 12, 2013
Two Men Sentenced in Cigarette Trafficking Operation
St. Andrews Men Sentenced on Counterfeiting Charges
Alien Sentenced for Illegal Reentry
April 11, 2013
Tax Preparer Gets Prison for Creating False Tax Returns
Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking of Children
Federal Grand Jury Indictments
April 10, 2013
New Jersey Man Indicted for Bank Robbery
April 9, 2013
Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Use of Immigration Documents
Myrtle Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
Bennettsville Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Disability Benefits
Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Four Columbia Men Plead Guilty to Hobbes Act Robbery and Firearm Charges
April 8, 2013
Columbia Man Sentenced to 180 Months Imprisonment on to Firearm and Drug Charges
Williston Man Sentenced to 188 Months on Firearm and Drug Charges
March 2013
March 26, 2013
Federal Grand Jury Indictments
Federal Court Approves Settlement of Environmental Claims Against Weylchem US, Inc. Facilities in Elgin and Lugoff, South Carolina
March 20, 2013
Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Hells Angels Members Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy for their Dealings with Drugs, Guns, Armed Robbery, and Money Laundering
Leader of Federal Financial Aid Fraud Conspiracy Receives 13 Months
March 13, 2013
Federal Grand Jury Indictments
March 12, 2013
Federal Grand Jury Indictments
March 7, 2013
Dillon Men Sentenced on Counterfeit Check Charges
Leader in Upstate Oxycodone Conspiracy Sentenced to 175 Months
Upstate Mail Thief Sentenced to One Year in Prison
March 5, 2013
Remaining Eight Members of Gaffney Mail Theft Ring Plead Guilty
Federal Grand Jury Indictments
Members of Upstate Oxytocin Conspiracy Plead Guilty
February 2013
February 27, 2013
Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Drug Charges
February 26, 2013
Former Housekeeper Pleads Guilty to Stealing and Using Employer's Identity
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Perpetrating a $4 Million Fraud
Former Banker Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud
February 25, 2013
Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacture and Transportation of Child Pornography
Longs Defendants Pleads Guilty to Counterfeiting Charges
Federal Inmate Sentenced for Weapons Possession
Dillon Women Plead Guilty to Fraud Charges Stemming from Tax Preparation Business
Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register
February 20, 2013
Two Members of Federal Financial Aid Fraud Conspiracy Plead Guilty
13 Members of Mail Theft Ring Plead Guilty
Spartanburg Felon Enters Guilty Plea in Federal Court in "Stand Your Ground" Firearms Possession Case
Greenville Man Sentenced for Fraud Regarding Underground Storage Tanks
February 19, 2013
Federal Grand Jury Indictments
Member of Upstate Oxycodone Conspiracy Sentenced to 70 Months Imprisonment
February 14, 2013
Bloods Member Sentenced to 10 Years on Firearm and Drug Charges
February 13, 2013
Former Central Municipal Judge Sentenced to 24 Months for Tax Fraud
Greenville Business Owner Sentenced to 18 Months Home Confinement for Tax Fraud
February 12, 2013
Federal Grand Jury Indictments
February 11, 2013
CFTC Charges South Carolina Resident Robert Stanley Harrison with Commodity Pool Fraud
February 8, 2013
Hells Angels Trial to Begin Monday, February 11th
Florida Develop Pleads Guilty in Connection with South Carolina State University Extortion Plot
February 7, 2013
Eastover Man Sentenced for Bomb Threat, Child Pornography
February 6, 2013
South Carolina Paralegal Blog
Federal Grand Jury Indictment
Myrtle Beach Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
Hearing on Public Corruption
February 4, 2013
Two Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Launder Funds
January 2013
January 30, 2013
Two Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Launder Funds
North Myrtle Beach Man Sentenced for Manufacturing Marijuana
January 29, 2013
Mount Pleasant Real Estate Developer and Karate Expert Both Sentenced to Prison for Extortion Conspiracy
January 25, 2013
Notice of Event
January 18, 2013
Hilton Head Business Owner Indicted and Arraigned on Charges of Impersonating a Federal Agent and Illegal Sale of Juvenile Turtles
Members of Large Local Drug Conspiracy Sentenced to More Than 100 Years for Their Roles in Distributing Cocaine and Crack Cocaine in Lexington County
Lancaster County Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Possession of a Gun
Lee County Man Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm
January 17, 2013
Florence Man Sentenced for Staging His Death Causing an Unnecessary Coast Guard Search and Rescue Operation as Well as Possession of Child Pornography
January 16, 2013
Upstate Banker and Developer Plead Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Case
Federal Grand Jury Indictments
Freddie Grant Convicted Following Trial
Former Cherokee County Deputy Clerk Sentenced to Prison
Greer Man Sentenced to Three Years Imprisonment for Child Porn
Cocaine Trafficking Ring Sentenced After Federal Wiretap Investigation in Hampton, Allendale, Barnwell, and Aiken Counties
January 15, 2013
Kelly Sentenced to Ten Months
January 14, 2013
Ron Wilson Co-Conspirator Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
January 11, 2013
Wickersham Pleads to $45 Million Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy and Tax Crimes
January 10, 2013
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Counterfeiting Charges
Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry
Conway Pastor Pleads Guilty to Ponzi and Structuring Scheme
Former Chairman of the Board of SCSU and Upstate Man Indicted
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Columbia)
Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to Federal Charges, Forfeit Over $1 Million in Assets
Former SCSU Police Chief Pleads Guilty in Connection with Extortion Plot
January 9, 2013
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Columbia)
January 8, 2013
Columbia-Area Men Sentenced on Gambling Charges
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Drug Charges
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Columbia)
Gang Leader Gets Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison
January 4, 2013
Hells Angels Member Diamond Dan Bifield Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Conspiracy
January 3, 2013
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Columbia)
December 2012
December 20, 2012
Easley Woman Pleads Guilty in Oxycodone Conspiracy
December 19, 2012
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Columbia)
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Greenville)
Nike Hat Bank Robber Pleads Guilty to 14 Bank Robberies
Leader of Oxycodone Conspiracy Pleads Guilty
December 18, 2012
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Drug Charges
December 13, 2012
Abbeville Woman Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Tax Returns
Two Members of Federal Financial Aid Fraud Conspiracy Plead Guilty
Conway Couple Sentenced in Charges of Illegal Sale of Pain Pills
December 12, 2012
Barnwell Man Convicted of Large-Scale Cocaine Conspiracy Based on Seizure of Almost Three-Quarters of a Million Dollars in Cash, Cocaine, and Drug Paraphernalia
December 11, 2012
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Greenville)
December 10, 2012
Leesville Man Convicted of Possessing an Improvised Explosive Bomb
Greenville Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Fraud
December 7, 2012
Walterboro Man Sentenced to Prison for Armed Robbery
U.S. Attorney's Office Collects Over 100 Million Dollars in FY 2012
Strom Thurmond Awards for Excellence in Law Enforcement
Luncheon for the 2012 Strom Thurmond Awards for Excellence in Law Enforncement
December 6, 2012
Former Savannah River Site Subcontract Employee Agrees to Settle Fraud Allegations
December 4, 2012
Williston Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Drug Charges
December 3, 2012
Gaffney Man Pleads to Dealing in Firearms Business Without a License
Loris Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Myrtle Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of V.A. Benefits
Credit Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of Over 1/2 Million Dollars
Conway Pleads Guilty to Charges Based on Conspiracy to Sell Prescription Pain Killers
November 2012
November 30, 2012
Illegal Immigrants Plead Guilty in Interstate Prostitution Ring
Eleven in Federal Custody for Attempting to Acquire Fraudulant Immigration Docs
November 26, 2012
Man Sentenced in Federal Court to 10 Years for Gun Charge
November 20, 2012
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Columbia)
November 16, 2012
Four Ringleaders of a $680,000 Online College Student Financial Aid Fraud Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison
November 13, 2012
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Greenville)
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Charleston)
November 9, 2012
Members of Large Local Drug Conspiracy Sentenced for Their Roles in Distributing Cocaine and Crack Cocaine in Lexington County
November 8, 2012
Education Loan Fraud Offenders Sentenced
South Carolina Woman Sentencted to Over 6 Years in Jail on Charges Associated with a Million Dollar Embezzlement
Bloods Member Sentenced to 188 Months Imprisonment
November 5, 2012
Press Release by United States Attorney Relating to November 6, 2012 Election
Press Release by United States Attorney Relating to November 2012 Elections
October 2012
October 31, 2012
Former Lt. in Sheriff's Office Admits to Making False Statements to FBI
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Florence)
October 29, 2012
United States Attorney Distributes Halloween Safety Tips
October 26, 2012
Leaders of Counterfeit Goods Ring Plead Guilty
October 25, 2012
Florence Man Plead Guilty to Counterfeit Securities
Andrews Man Plead Guilty to Manufacturing Counterfeit Money
Mexican National Pleads to Illegal Reentry
Bennettsville Inmate Pleads Guilty to Escape Charge
Easly Man Sentenced to 10 Years on Child Porn Charges
November 2012 Elections
October 24, 2012
Connecticut Man Found Guilty of Importing Cocaine into Charleston Port
October 16, 2012
Former Spartanburg Teacher Sentenced to 40 Months on Child Porn Charges
Over 67,600 Students to Pledge Against Gun Violence
Newberry Woman Sentenced to 30 Months in Jail on Embezzlement and Tax Fraud Charges
October 15, 2012
Florence Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
October 11, 2012
Marion Man Sentenced for Failing to Register as Sex Offender
Wallace Lindsey Howell Arrested for Mail Fraud Connected with Ponzi Scheme
Mexican National Sentenced on Charges of Illegal Re-Entry
October 9, 2012
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Charleston)
October 7, 2012
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Greenville)
October 3, 2012
Jury Convicts Member of Upstate Drug Trafficking Organization
October 2, 2012
Federal Grand Jury Indictments (Columbia)
