SLED charges Sumter County man in fraud investigation

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged a 35-year-old man after a fraud investigation.

Lonnie Johnson Jr. has been charged with two counts of forgery valued at less than $10,000, presenting a false claim for insurance payment valued at $10,000 or more and presenting a false claim for insurance payment valued more than $2,000 but less than $10,000.

Johnson Jr. was booked into the Claredon County Detention Center. The South Carolina Department of Insurance will be prosecuting the case.

Six others were previously charged in connection with the ongoing investigation by SLED.