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).
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
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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
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A recent health care fraud conspiracy case resulted in federal prison sentences for six participants, serving as a warning to pharmacy owners and their employees. Read the full Department of Justice Press Release, here.
The Case
Mohamed Abdalla is a licensed pharmacist who owned several pharmacies throughout Northern Virginia, including Medex Health Pharmacy and Royal Care Pharmacy. From at least January 2014 to December 2018, Abdalla conspired to defraud federal, state, and private health care benefit programs in violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. The U.S. Attorney’s Office brought charges against Abdalla and his co-conspirators for the following schemes: