COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * 29 Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in $5M COVID Fraud Investigation COLUMBIA, S.C. --Twenty-Nine out of 31 indicted defendants have pleaded guilty in a five-year investigation into a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 unemployment benefits led by SCDC inmates along with family members and friends outside the prison system. Eviden more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Kershaw County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Offenses COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Cameron Jones, 26, of Camden, has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that on April 1, 2022, an offic more PR

SHAW AFB, South Carolina, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: * * * U.S. Strategic Bombers soar across Arabian Peninsula ARABIAN PENINSULA -- U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base's 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron returned to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility this week, flying multiple missions over the Arabian Peninsula and Red Sea without landing, as part of U.S more PR