CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Four Charlestonians and one Floridian have been charged for alleged involvement in a fraud in laundering scheme resulting in the loss of $3.5 million, federal officials announced Monday.
The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina has indicted five individuals, alleging that they convinced several individuals that they had won cash prizes from sweepstakes.
Before being able to claim their supposed winnings, victims would have to pay the defendants taxes and fees. The defendants would then receive the money from the victims, a portion of which would be sent to individuals in Jamaica…