COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Andrew Chmiel, 48, of Mt. Pleasant, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison yesterday for his role in a nearly $100 million scheme related to the payment of kickbacks and bribes in exchange for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME) orders. Chmiel's charges were brought in 2019 as part of Operation Brace Yourself, an investigation tha  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Vaughnta Markees Jones, 45, of Lancaster, was sentenced to five years in federal prison today for possession with the intent to distribute marijuana and methamphetamine. Jones was also sentenced for violating the terms of his prior federal supervised release. Evidence presented to the court showed that the Department of Homeland Security Investigations an  more