U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina
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David Antwan Johnson of Florence has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
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A man from Chester has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison following his guilty plea to charges of federal tax evasion, possession of firearms as a felon, and making false statements to federal investigators.
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Timario Gayton, 33, and Quonzy Hope, 36, residents of Rock Hill, have each been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to involvement in a scheme to distribute fentanyl.
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Jerrell Antonio Roberts, currently serving time as a federal inmate, along with Antoinette Tyeisha Ricks and Tyree O’Bryant Russell, residents of Savannah, Georgia, have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a methamphetamine...
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A federal grand jury in Columbia has indicted 12 individuals on various charges related to narcotics, firearms, and conspiracy offenses.
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Bryan P. Stirling has been appointed as the United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. U.S. Circuit Court Judge Julius Richardson administered the oath of office at a private ceremony in Columbia.
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A federal grand jury in Florence, South Carolina, has returned an indictment charging Nasir Ullah, 28, Naim Ullah, 32, both from Sumter, South Carolina, and Puquan Huang, 49, of Buford, Georgia.
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A Charleston man, Omar D. Milligan, 47, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in drug and ammunition offenses.
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Daniel Turner Widner of Roebuck, 26, has received a federal prison sentence of 15 years for distributing child sexual abuse material.
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A federal grand jury in Florence has indicted Talisha Cooper, a 44-year-old resident of Coward, with 43 counts related to preparing false tax returns.
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Former banker Russell Lucius Laffitte, age 54, has admitted guilt in federal court to conspiracy, wire fraud, bank fraud, and misapplication of bank funds.
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Tyrone Grailford, a resident of Hopkins, South Carolina, has been sentenced to over six years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm.
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Lauren H. DeLoach of Saint Helena Island has admitted guilt to charges under the Lacey Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) for importing and selling parts from sperm whales.
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Michael David Brown, a 44-year-old from Myrtle Beach, has admitted guilt for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
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Alexander Wright, a resident from Chester County, has admitted to distributing methamphetamine, following an investigation by several federal and local law enforcement agencies.
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Everette Kale Wanamaker, a 37-year-old resident of Columbia, South Carolina, has received a federal prison sentence exceeding 12 years after admitting to federal firearm offenses.
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Charles McKinley Griffin, Tika Michelle Griffin, and Kirk Nathan Evans from Lancaster County have admitted guilt in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, according to federal authorities.
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Jocobia Dozier-Eaddy, a 37-year-old resident of Columbia, South Carolina, has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug smuggling conspiracy.
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Terry Leslie Washington, a 46-year-old resident of West Columbia, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.
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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the 2022 conviction of Dominique Devonah Brand.