From staff reports
A St. Helena Island woman who swindled hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors for a sham residential development will now serve time in both federal and state prison.
According to a release from the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Samantha A. Nottingham, 38, pleaded guilty Tuesday, July 15, to financial identity fraud, financial transaction card fraud, obtaining goods under false pretenses and driving under the influence, in Beaufort County General Sessions Court…