May 26, 2021 Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Wendell Wilkins of Spartanburg, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to money laundering, for his role in a scheme to extort and defraud military members that was operated out of the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC).
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South Carolina s Supreme Court has issued an execution notice for a death row inmate, a move which could set in motion the first execution by the state in over a decade.
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According to the report, from February 2016 - January 2018, Wilkins received at least $74,000.00 in extorted funds, which investigators traced to at least 25 victims
Spartanburg inmate targeted military members in sextortion scheme
Several military members committed suicide after falling victim to this extortion scheme Share Updated: 11:30 PM EDT May 26, 2021 File image, Flickr
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Several military members committed suicide after falling victim to this extortion scheme Share Updated: 11:30 PM EDT May 26, 2021 An Upstate inmate pleaded guilty to money laundering for his role in a scheme to extort and defraud military members that was operated out of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, according to Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart.Wendell Wilkins, 32, of Spartanburg, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison.DeHart said the evidence presented to the court showed that, while serving a 12-year sentence in SCDC for attempted armed robbery and using smartphones smuggled into prison, Wilkins joined internet dating s