Federal Grand Jury Indictments

Contact Person: Beth Drake (803) 929-3000

Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Columbia, South Carolina, returned Indictment(s) against the following:

Interstate Transportation of Stolen Merchandise
Sharon Donetta Fennell, age 46, of Lake City, South Carolina was charged in a 1-count indictment with transporting stolen merchandise in interstate commerce through the U.S. Postal Service, in violation of Title 18, U. S. C. §2314.  The maximum penalty Fennell could receive is 10 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $250,000.00.  The case was investigated by agents of the United States Postal Inspection Service and Florence County Sheriff's Office and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney A. Bradley Parham of the Florence office for prosecution.

The United States Attorney stated that all charges in these Indictments are merely accusations and that all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.