Russell Laffitte Sentenced To Seven Years In Federal Prison
Convicted fraudster must also pay $3.56 million in restitution ......
US Attorney’s Office
Murdaugh Co-conspirator Russell Laffitte Files Second Motion for New Trial
by Dylan Nolan
Alex Murdaugh: “Russell Laffitte never conspired with me."...
Laffitte Conviction Recap: What Comes Next?
by Dylan Nolan
Appeal looms ......
Columbia Man, 26, Sentenced To 5 Years For Illegally Obtaining Small Arsenal Of Weapons
by Liz Farrell
Using 16 pseudonyms, he had amassed 94 firearms, 7 bump stocks and more than 23,000 rounds of ammunition …...
Inmate At Federal Prison In Estill Sentenced To 10 Years For ‘Lock-In-A-Sock’ Assault
by Liz Farrell
The inmate's disciplinary record includes assaulting a cellmate with hot grits, trying to smother another inmate with a mattress and biting off the part of...
Anderson Couple Sentenced For Sex-Trafficking Minors, Child Sex Abuse Imagery
by Liz Farrell
The Garlands took part in a conspiracy to force two minor victims to engage in no less than 300 sexual encounters with themselves and other...
Daufuskie Island Developer Pleads Guilty In Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme
by Mandy Matney
A resort developer on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina pled guilty to federal wire fraud and tax fraud charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Rhett M. DeHart announced...
Columbia Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Five Points Gun Crime
by Mandy Matney
A Columbia, South Carolina gang member pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge from a 2019 crime in Five Points, according to a news release...
Prison Catfish: SC Inmate Posed As Woman To Scam Military Members For $74,000, Feds Say
by Mandy Matney
Multiple military members committed suicide as a result of the statewide catfishing scam....
SC Man Used Public Funds To Buy Himself $650 Truck Lift, $250 Sunglasses & Other Items, Feds Say
by Mandy Matney
He was indicted for fraud......