29 Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in $5M COVID Fraud Investigation
February 20, 2025
February 20, 2025
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release:
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29 Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in $5M COVID Fraud Investigation
COLUMBIA, S.C. --Twenty-Nine out of 31 indicted defendants have pleaded guilty in a five-year investigation into a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 unemployment benefits led by SCDC inmates along with family members and friend . . .
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29 Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in $5M COVID Fraud Investigation
COLUMBIA, S.C. --Twenty-Nine out of 31 indicted defendants have pleaded guilty in a five-year investigation into a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 unemployment benefits led by SCDC inmates along with family members and friend . . .