Federal cases loom for people accused of preying on veterans
Businesswoman Melanie Jo Schulze-Miller admitted during a court hearing earlier this month that she falsified information on insurance paperwork as part of a lucrative scheme that preyed on cash-strapped military veterans and unsuspecting investors in South Carolina and across the nation. "Yes, I am guilty," Schulze-Miller said. The former national life-insurance sales director for an Arizona-based financial firm spoke while appearing on a video screen at the federal courthouse in Greenville. Schulze-Miller, 39, earned at least $1.2 million in commissions through her ties to a company call...