South Carolina Consumer Fraud Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Antonio Marquis Nicholson </h2> </center>
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking of children by force, fraud or coercion in violation of 18 U.S.C.1594, coercing or enticing of female/male in violaiton of 18 U.S.C. 2422, and intimidating a writness in violation of 18 U.S.C.1512. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=7411... More...
$ (09-10-2026 - SC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Joseph F. Wallace </h2> </center>
Spartanburg, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with credit card fraud. Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Joseph F. Wallace, 51, of Duncan, South Carolina, marketed himself as “a self-made serial entrepreneur leading multiple business entities and living ... More...
$ (07-21-2026 - SC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Yuan Li </h2> </center>
Charleston, South Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and witness tampering. Yuan Li, age 35, joined the United States Navy in January 2022 after previously being discharged from the Army. During his time in the Navy, Li completed an Application for Naturalization to apply for U.S. citizenship. Li did not answer whethe... More...
$ (04-14-2026 - SC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kevin S. Murdock,Thomas C. Lee, and Vidhya V. Narayanan </h2> </center>
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud. The indictment alleges that Kevin S. Murdock, 56, owned and operated Premier Medical Laboratory Services, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. Thomas C. Lee, 56, both of Greenville, and Vidhya V. Narayanan, 45, were both high-level empl... More...
$ (03-12-2026 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Charles “Chuck†Wright, Amos Durham, Lawson B. Watson </h1>
Spartanburg, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit theft.<br> <br> Charles "Chuck†Wright, 60, the former sheriff of Spartanburg County; Amos Durham 61, a former chaplain for the department; and Lawson B. Watson 63, a former employee, have pleaded guilty for their participation in a public corruption scheme that defrauded the coun... More...
$0 (10-30-2025 - SC)United States of America v. Amir Golestan
Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud.<br> <br> Amir Golestan was the founder and CEO of Micfo, LLC, a technology company. Golestan pled guilty, on behalf of himself and on behalf of his company, to 20 counts of wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining and reselling Internet Protocol addresses. After the guilty pleas had been entered, Golestan... More...
$0 (08-21-2025 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Malik Jahlil Bell a/k/a “Leek Obama†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud, money laundering, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Columbia Rapper Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Bank Fraud and Money Laundering</h2></center></b></b></center></>... More...
$0 (07-18-2025 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Talisha Cooper </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Florence, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with preparing false tax returns </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Florence Tax Preparer Indicted for Tax Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal grand jury in Florence returned a 43-count indictment against Ta... More...
$0 (04-22-2025 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Everette Kale Wanamaker </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Firearm Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Columbia Man Sentenced to More than 12 Years Federal Prison for Federal Firearm Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Everette Kale Wanamaker, 37, of C... More...
$0 (04-02-2025 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Kenneth J. Brown; Nicholas R. Shepard </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lexington County Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Kenneth J. Brown, 45, and Nich... More...
$0 (02-25-2025 - SC)United States of America v. Rojay Lawson
Beaufort, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, wire fraud, and mail fraud. <br> <br> Rojay Lawson played a key role in a telemarketing sweepstakes scheme run out of<br> Jamaica that victimized at least 179 people in the United States, most of whom were<br> elderly. Based in South Carolina, he collected unl... More...
$0 (02-13-2025 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Jonathan Ramaci </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and filing a false income tax return. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mt. Pleasant Business Owner Sentenced to 1.5 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jonathan Ramaci, 60, of Mt. P... More...
$0 (02-05-2025 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Christina Stevens Gregory </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rock Hill Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing from Employer</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Christina Stevens Gregory, 71, of Rock Hill, was sentenced to tw... More...
$0 (01-15-2025 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Julia Renae Mullinax </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Batesburg-Leesville Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b><br> <br> Julia Renae Mullinax, 43, of Batesburg-Leesville, plead... More...
$0 (01-07-2025 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Margaret Ward Heilman; Katherine Ward Gray </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Florence, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bookkeeper and Sister Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling $1.5M from Florence County Business</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Margaret Ward Heilman, 66, of Darlington Coun... More...
$0 (12-05-2024 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Troy Benjamin Bittner </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Florence, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud and Tax Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Myrtle Beach Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for $1.2M Wire Fraud and Tax Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Evidence obtained in the investigat... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Jeffrey Alan Benjamin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failed Nuclear Construction Project </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fourth and Final V.C. Summer Executive Sentenced for Misconduct in Connection with Failed Nuclear Construction Project</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (11-21-2024 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Jeffrey Alan Benjamin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Misconduct in Connection with Failed Nuclear Construction Project </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fourth and Final V.C. Summer Executive Sentenced for Misconduct in Connection with Failed Nuclear Construction Project</h2></center><... More...
$0 (11-21-2024 - SC)United States of America v. Daisean Montez Skeeters
<h2><br> Columbia, South Carolina felon in possession of a firearm charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> <br> On July 17, 2024, Columbia Police Department officers responded to a domestic violence call at Daisean Montez Skeeters' home. After arriving, police learned there might be firearms in the home. Because Skeeters. age 30, of Columbia, was already on federal supervise... More...
$0 (10-23-2024 - SC)Brian Daniel v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
<h2><br> Columbia, South Carolina Electonic Fund Transfer Act violation consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> In the spring of 2007, Plaintiffs Paul Daniel and Margie Daniel refinanced their home located at 7821 Killdeer Way, Elk Grove, California, and entered into an Option Adjustable Rate Mortgage ("ARM") with World Savings Bank, which later became Wells Fargo Bank, N... More...
$1 (10-11-2024 - SC)Vitzeslav Zeif v. Marina Aslanyan and SmartLinux Solutions, LLC
<h2><br> Charleston, South Carolina personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> This case was filed in the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas, 2024CP1001305, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.<br> <br> The following facts are presented in SmartLinx Solutions, LLC's ("SmartLinxâ€) Verified Amended Complaint, and ... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Staci Harley; Anthony Harley; Benjamin Blue; Sheniqua Mitchell; Roberta Harley </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with COVID-19 Loan Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Five Low Country Individuals Sentenced for Role in COVID-19 Loan Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Five of eight individuals who were charged for th... More...
$0 (06-15-2024 - sc)<h1> United States of America v. Dennis S. Lepka, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Greenville, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Beattie&l=Ashmore&i=54996&z=29601" target="_new">Beattie B. Ashmore</a> represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulent Real Estate Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Charlotte Man Sentenced to Federal Pr... More...
$0 (05-31-2024 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Dennis S. Lepka, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greenville, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Beattie&l=Ashmore&i=54996&z=29601" target="_new">Beattie B. Ashmore</a>represented the Defendant charged with a Fraudulent Real Estate Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Charlotte Man Sentenced to Federal Prison... More...
$0 (05-31-2024 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Yaroslav Vasinskyi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Ransomware Scheme </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Sodinokibi/REvil Affiliate Sentenced for Role in $700M Ransomware Scheme </h2></center><br> <br> A Ukrainian national was sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison and ordered... More...
$0 (05-04-2024 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Darrell Troy Capers </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> The Defendant Used Relief Funds to Pay for Plastic Surgery and Trade in Foreign Currency </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> Darrell Troy Capers, 33, of Charleston, was sentenc... More...
$0 (04-02-2024 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Nina Bourret </h1>
<center><h2><b><i>Columbia, South Carolina Medicaid lawyer represented the Defendant for making fraudulent statements to Medicaid in connection with the delivery of autism spectrum disorder services.</b></h2></center></i><br> <br> <br> COLUMBIA, S.C. — Nina Bourret, 41, of Greenville, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to making fraudulent stateme... More...
$0 (01-03-2024 - SC)Kendra Haley v. Equifax Information Services, LLC
Florenece, South Carolina consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.<br> <br> "The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that regulates the collection, use, and disclosure of consumer credit information. The law was enacted in 1970 to protect consumers from inaccurate or unfair credit reporting practices.<b... More...
$1 (11-22-2023 - SC)United States of America v. Nina Bourrett
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false and fraudulent statements on claims submitted to Medicaid.<br> <br> Nina Bourret, 41, of Greenville, was an owner of Agapi Behavior Consultants, Inc., which provided Applied Behavior Analysis therapy to treat Autism Spectrum Disorder. From February 2021 to December 2022, Bourret submitted electronic c... More...
$0 (08-25-2023 - SC)United States of America v. Travis Anthony Mason
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with health care fraud.<br> <br> Travis Anthony Mason, age 52, of Aiken, South Carolina, through his company M3 Medical LLC, was involved in the marketing and sale of prescription compounded medications, which included various pain creams. Compounded medications are specialty medications mixed by a pharmacist to meet ... More...
$0 (08-14-2023 - SC)Caitlyn Delgado v. Oasis Animal Hospital of South Carolina, Inc.
Greenville, South Carolina consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Stored Communications Act violation.<br> <br> 18 U.S. Code § 2701 - Unlawful access to stored communications <br> <br> (a) Offense.—Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section whoever—<br> (1) intentionally accesses without authorization a facility through which an electronic comm... More...
$1 (06-02-2023 - SC)Tyler Amos v. Mountain Run Solutions, LLC and Western Surety Company
Greenville, South Carolina consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.<br> <br> ... More...
$1 (06-02-2023 - SC)United States of America v. Deeana Burr
Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud.<br> <br> Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Deeana Burr, age 54, of Charleston, South Carolina, a licensed nurse practitioner who became a 15% co-owner of Atlantic Coast Integrated Medicine (ACIM) in September 2017, participated in scheme to defraud Medi... More...
$0 (05-25-2023 - SC)United States of America v. Stamatina Bourrett a/k/a Nina Bourret
Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with medicaid fraud.<br> <br> Bourret, through her company Agapi Behavior Consultants, billed Medicaid for services to treat Autism Spectrum Disorder that were either not rendered and/or a portion of the services billed to Medicaid were not provided. <br> <br> Stamatina Bourret a/k/a Nina Bourret, 41, of Greenville, Sou... More...
$0 (05-17-2023 - SC)United States of America v. Mohammad Ribhi Farraj and Marvet Masoud
Florence, South Carolina criminal Defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to unemployment insurance benefits.<br> <br> Mohammad Ribhi Farraj, age 43, from Florence, South Carolina, and Marvet Masoud, age 34, from Homestead, Florida, engaged in a scheme with others to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... More...
$0 (05-01-2023 - SC)United States of America v. L&T Technology Services, Ltd., a/k/a LTTS
Columbia, South Carolina qui tam lawyers sued Defendant on a False Claims Act theory claimed that Defendant between 2014 and 2019 It underpaid visa fees owed to the United States by acquiring B-1 visas, rather than more expensive H-1B visas in violation of the False Claims Act.<br> <br> L&T Technology Services, LTD ("LTTSâ€), a company based in India, with U.S. offices in Edison New Jersey, a... More...
$9928000 (04-14-2023 - SC)United States of America v. Richard "Alex" Murdaugh and Russell Lucius Laffitte
Charleston, South Carolina criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with bank fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, and three counts of misapplication of bank funds.<br> <br> Former Palmetto State Bank CEO and alleged Richard "Alex" Murdaugh co-conspirator Russell Lucius Laffitte were indicted on bank fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, and three counts of misapplica... More...
$0 (11-22-2022 - SC)United States of America v. Rodney Ellis
Columbia, South Carolina criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding a non-profit.<br> <br> While serving as the Financial Officer for Sumter Behavioral Health Services (SBHS), a 501c3 non-profit, Rodney Ellis, age 71, of Sumper, South Carolina defrauded the non-profit out of more than $800,000 over eight years. His scheme was to divert funds from SBHS banking accounts to his... More...
$0 (09-23-2022 - SC)United States, et al., ex rel. Respiratory Care., LLC v. Respironics, Inc., et al.
Charleston, South Carolina civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of violation the False Claims Act.<br> <br> Philips RS North America LLC, formerly known as Respironics Inc., a manufacturer of durable medical equipment (DME) based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay over $24 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it misled federal health care programs by p... More...
$0 (09-02-2022 - SC)United States of America v. Scott A. Kohn
Columbia, South Carolina criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a ringleader of a nationwide Ponzi scheme that exploited military veterans in desperate financial straits and targeted elderly investors seeking a safe retirement investment.<br> <br> Scott A. Kohn, 68, of Newport, California, ran a corporation called Future Income Payments LLC (FIP), formerly known as Pensions, Ann... More...
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