United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated April 29 that a Federal Grand Jury in Florence, returned indictments against the following:
Angela McLeod, age 44, of Dillon, was charged in a 2-count indictment with bribery, a violation of Title 18, U. S. C. §201(b)(2)(C) and bringing contraband into a federal prison, a violation of Title 18, U. S. C. §1791(a)(1).
The maximum penalty McLeod could receive is 15 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $250,000.00.
The case was investigated by agents of the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Justice 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.
