COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Michael Eugene Bowers, 51, of Columbia, has pleaded guilty to fraud related to COVID benefits. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Bowers electronically submitted an Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) application through the Small Business Administration (SBA) and received $480,900 on Dec. 20, 2021. That money was wired into a bank accoun  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Christopher Miles Huntington, 33, of Lugoff, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and distribution of methamphetamine. Evidence presented to the court showed that on multiple occasions in March through May 2023, Huntington sold 37 firearms, including stolen weapons, short-barreled rifles  more