Columbia, South Carolina----United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Charleston, South Carolina, returned Indictment(s) against the following:
ICE Immigration Enforcement Agent Charged with False Scheme, False Statements, and Obstruction of ICE Proceedings
Clinzy Oliver, Jr., age 38, of Columbia, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Immigration Enforcement Agent, was charged in a 3-count indictment with false scheme, false statements, and obstruction of ICE proceedings, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001(a)(1), 1001(a)(2), and 1505. The maximum penalty Oliver could receive on each count is 5 years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000. The case was investigated by agents of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility, and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Dean H. Secor of the Charleston office for prosecution.
Mr. Nettles stated that the charges in this Indictment are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. #
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
