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Thursday, April 25, 2013  Two former Gaston town officials have been sentenced to prison for misusing public funds.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A South Carolina woman who faked having terminal leukemia in order to collect insurance money has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Two more people have been indicted for their alleged roles in a multi-million Ponzi scheme in South Carolina.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  An unemployed man suspected of faking his own drowning at a New York beach to collect on life insurance has pleaded guilty to conspiracy.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The former chief of a volunteer fire department in Florence County has pleaded guilty to taking more than $200,000 from the department.

Monday, February 11, 2013  The South Carolina Attorney General's Office says it can't release additional details about a former sheriff who pleaded guilty to wrongdoing.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  A Gaffney woman has been sentenced to eight months in prison for stealing more than $60,000 in child support from a Cherokee County fund.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  A South Carolina man has pleaded guilty to his role in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  A man facing weapons and conspiracy charges in a string of Lowcountry holdups over several years has pleaded guilty in federal court.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  A U.S. Army major has pleaded guilty to accepting thousands of dollars in gratuities from contractors while he was in Iraq.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  A man accused of masterminding a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  A $1 million bond is set for a man charged as part of a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme in Upstate South Carolina.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  A man charged in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme that involved buying silver is set to be sentenced.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  An attorney appointed to oversee assets in a multi-million dollar Ponzi case is being allowed to sell silver bars seized by authorities.

Monday, July 30, 2012  A former Anderson County councilman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud charges in connection with a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme.