Orangeburg Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Abrian Dayquan Sabb, 26, of Orangeburg, pleaded guilty in federal court to aiding and abetting the making of…
Seven Defendants Arrested in Joint State/Federal Investigation into Myrtle Beach Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett Dehart announced today that a joint team of dozens of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers, led by the U.S.…
Aiken Man who Operated Drug Conspiracy from State Prison Sentenced to 32 Years in Federal Prison
Columbia, South Carolina—- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart stated today that Eddie Brockington, 31, of Aiken County, was sentenced to 32 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with…
Bluffton Man Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Heroin, Fentanyl
Charleston, South Carolina —- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Edwin M. Jenkins, Jr., 33, of Bluffton, was sentenced to over twenty years in federal prison after pleading…
South Carolina Medical Provider Pleads Guilty to Federal Health Care Fraud
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Joseph Benjamin Barton, 47, of Mount Pleasant, the owner and operator of Midlands Physical Medicine LLC in Richland…
Three Associated with Columbia Gangs, Including Local Gang Leader, Sentenced to a Total of 19 Years in Federal Prison
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that three defendants associated with violent Columbia street gangs – Daisean Montez Skeeters, 27, of Elgin; Trenton Jermaine Portee, 26,…
Charleston Rioter Who Livestreamed Looting and Firing Gun Sentenced to 24 Months in Federal Prison
Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Orlando Shalrocko King, 32, of North Charleston, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison after pleading guilty…
North Carolina Man and Woman Charged with Child Sex Trafficking in Myrtle Beach Area
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart, announced today that Johnny Thomas, 34, of Durham, NC, and Becca Mills, 25, of Whispering Pines, NC, have been charged in…
Charleston Hotel Employees Charged in 21-Count Federal Indictment for Wire Fraud
Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart stated today that a Federal Grand Jury has returned a 21-count indictment charging Star Barkley, 39, of Ladson, and Audrina Lincoln,…
Columbia Man Receives Maximum Federal Prison Sentence for Firearm and Drug Charges
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced that Eric Jahann Nixon, 39, of Columbia, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on firearm and drug charges,…
Columbia Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Firearm Charge
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart, announced today that Kevin Shacqile Roney, a/k/a “Kevo,” a/k/a “Valentine Roney,” 26, of Columbia, pleaded guilty in federal court to being…
Two Hartsville Men Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution
Florence, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Chazoid Cenetell Rogers, 42, and Oyarmma Robinson, 42, both of Hartsville, were sentenced to more than twelve years…
Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Raekwon Cortez Ford, 24, of Columbia, pleaded guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of…
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty To Being a Felon in Possession
Columbia, South Carolina —- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced that Leonard Earl Mitchell, 30, of Columbia, has entered a guilty plea in federal court to being a felon in…
SCDC Inmate Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy
Columbia, South Carolina —- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart stated that Kenneth Bryant Evans, a/k/a “Country,” 38, of Aiken County, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy…
Six Additional Defendants Arrested in Joint State/Federal Investigation into 35-Member Interstate Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett Dehart announced today that a joint team of dozens of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers, led by the Drug…
Two Columbia Men Sentenced to Multi-Year Prison Terms for Role in Sale of Cocaine Base to Undercover Law Enforcement Officer
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that two Columbia men were sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting the possession with…
Three Sentenced in Bank Fraud of Government Housing Assistance Program
Greenville, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that three South Carolinians have been sentenced by a federal judge after pleading guilty to bank fraud charges in schemes…
Edisto Island Man who Livestreamed with Handgun before Violent Charleston Riots Sentenced to 24 Months in Federal Prison
Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Kelsey Donnel Jackson, 28, of Edisto Island, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison after pleading guilty…
Charleston Rioter Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison
Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Abraham Jenkins, 26, of Charleston, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to civil…
Moncks Corner Man Who Shot at Berkeley County Deputy and Pointed a Gun at U.S. Marshals Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
Charleston, South Carolina ––– Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Ricky DeWayne Johnson, 35, of Moncks Corner, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, after pleading…
Four Indicted for Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud and Money Laundering in International Telemarketing Scheme Targeting Seniors
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ––– Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart stated today that a Federal Grand Jury has returned a 13-count indictment charging four in the Myrtle Beach area for…
Acting U.S. Attorney DeHart Urges Public to Protect Seniors from Internet Crimes, After South Carolinians over 60 Years Old Lost More Than $10 Million in 2020 to Cybercriminals
Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2020 Elder Fraud Report, 1,350 South Carolinians aged 60 or over…
Man Convicted of Abusive Sexual Conduct Aboard an Airplane Gets Max Prison Term
COLUMBIA, SC – Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina M. Rhett DeHart, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina William T. Stetzer and FBI Special Agent…
South Carolina Inmate Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Military Sextortion Scheme
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Wendell Wilkins, 32, of Spartanburg, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to money…
Mount Pleasant Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Series of Fraud Schemes
Charleston, South Carolina –– Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett Dehart announced today that Cameron Banks, a/k/a “Reggie Staggers”, a/k/a “Roy Hamilton,” 36, of Mount Pleasant, was sentenced to nine years in…
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