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Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Federal prosecutors say a man who filed more than 600 fraudulent tax returns for gang members and other people has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.

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

Monday, December 10, 2012  A South Carolina man has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison and ordered to repay almost $4 million to his victims after being sentenced for wire fraud.

Friday, December 07, 2012  A judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for a Lexington attorney accused of extorting more than $1 million from clients.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  The Lexington attorney charged with extorting more than $1 million from clients has been given a delay in his case.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  A prominent Lexington attorney has been indicted after authorities say he extorted more than $1 million from clients by threatening them with criminal charges or civil penalties that did not exist.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  A woman who pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $500,000 from the South Carolina Hospitality Association is facing her sentencing. A federal judge will consider Tuesday how long Rachel Duncan should stay in prison.

Sunday, August 12, 2012  The state Hospitality Association's former accountant will be sentenced this week for stealing $500,000 from her employer.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012  A former employee of the South Carolina Hospitality Association who admitted she embezzled nearly $500,000 from the group pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Prosecutors say that a hearing has been scheduled for Rachel Ducan in Columbia on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  A former employee of the South Carolina Hospitality Association has admitted she embezzled nearly $500,000 from the group whose director killed himself earlier this year.

Tuesday, December 02, 2008  A Beaufort lawyer who fled to Canada after taking more than $2 million from a client has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison.