The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina has announced the departure of Adair Ford Boroughs as U.S. Attorney, following her termination by the new administration.
A federal grand jury in Florence, South Carolina, has indicted Rafael Contreras, 38, from Mexico, on charges of distributing cocaine and heroin and money laundering.
Michael J. French, a 41-year-old resident of Pendleton, South Carolina, has entered a guilty plea in connection with a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of $13 million and for cyberstalking two social media content creators.
A federal grand jury in Columbia has indicted Derrick Gathers, 38, of Augusta, Georgia, on a single count for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Christine Mary Livingston, a former captain at the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), has admitted guilt in a bribery conspiracy involving $279,000.
Ruben Enrique Chavez-Muniz, Destiny Shannon Mercado, and Daquasia Catherine Mercado have been sentenced for their involvement in a gun trafficking conspiracy.
Marterrious Tyresse Hannah and Jaimon Tywan Hannah, both 22 years old from Lancaster County, have admitted guilt in connection with an armed robbery at a vape shop.
Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, a 24-year-old from Osun State, Nigeria, has been extradited to the United States to face charges related to a sextortion scheme that led to the death of a South Carolina teenager.
A federal grand jury in Columbia has returned a 12-count indictment against 12 individuals accused of engaging in a nationwide business email compromise scheme.
The Justice Department has released findings that the conditions at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, South Carolina, infringe upon the Eighth and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
Jake Rupert, a 40-year-old resident of Lexington, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison following his guilty plea for escaping from a federal residential re-entry facility.
