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South Carolina residents may be aware that arrests were made on July 21 in connection with an investigation into what U.S. attorneys have called the largest money laundering and bribery scheme in Ohio’s history. The most significant individual facing criminal charges...
Bitcoin scams occur with alarming frequency. Such crimes often involve attempts to get people to send someone Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies under false pretenses. Some scams entail outright blackmail and may target South Carolina residents. Recently, accusations...
People in South Carolina might have heard about the college admissions scandal that involved wealthy, famous people accused of buying their children's way into elite schools. Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were two of the last holdouts in the case....
South Carolinians must be careful with their stock trading if they are in possession of material nonpublic information. If they act on it, they could be charged with the crime of insider trading. This is exactly what happened to an attorney for Apple who allegedly...
For South Carolina residents who are confronted by white-collar crime charges, it is important to understand the potential long-term consequences for a conviction. These allegations often involve those who are professionals in their field of finance, law and business....
Some South Carolina residents may have heard about the college admissions scandal in which a number of wealthy parents conspired with an admissions counselor in California to get their children into schools using fraud. The woman who is the heiress to the Hot Pockets...
Apple Inc. reaps large profits selling phones and computers to consumers in South Carolina and worldwide. Even so, major corporations experience ups and downs in their stock prices, and a lawyer formerly employed by Apple now stands accused of allegedly selling...
The term pyramid scheme refers to a scam where a small group of early investors profits from contributions by a large group of people who join late. South Carolina investors might benefit from knowing how pyramid schemes work and what distinguishes them from Ponzi...
The owner of Jackson's Southern Kitchen in South Carolina is facing charges of tax evasion related to underreporting income on sales tax returns. He is alleged to have omitted $2.7 million in sales, which means that he evaded paying $213,000 in sales taxes. A sign...
People in South Carolina might be interested in a trial that is currently pending in New York. The case involves a former federal employee who worked for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services before leaving to work at firms through which he was a consultant...