Released by the SCDOR.
South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents today arrested two women in Orangeburg County on unrelated tax charges.
Conita Latrell Hill
According to arrest warrants, Conita Latrell Hill, 42, of Reevesville in Dorchester County, submitted a Withholding Allowance Certificate to her employer claiming to be exempt from taxes. She filed her 2016 and 2017 tax returns late and made no payments on her tax bill of $21,167 for both years, according to the warrants. Hill failed to file her 2018 tax return and did not pay any of her $10,991 tax liability. For all three years, her gross income totaled more than $540,000. Hill is charged with three counts of failing to file Individual Income Tax returns or pay her tax and one count of furnishing false tax information.
If convicted, Hill faces a maximum sentence of up to one year in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000 for each charge of failure to file a return or pay a tax, and one year and/or $1,000 for the charge of furnishing false tax information. She is being held in the Orangeburg County Detention Center pending a bond hearing.
Dwanrhea Sharnette Williams
Also arrested Friday was Dwanrhea Sharnette Williams, 44, of Orangeburg, who was charged with three counts of tax evasion. According to warrants, Williams submitted a Withholding Allowance Certificate to her employer claiming to be exempt from taxes. She did not file Individual Income Tax returns for 2016 – 2018 with a gross income of more than $285,000 for that time. She is charged with evading more than $13,000 in taxes.
If convicted, Williams faces a maximum sentence of up to five years and/or a fine of up to $10,000 for each charge. She is being held in the Orangeburg County Detention Center pending a bond hearing.
The SCDOR is committed to the fair administration of tax laws. By taking enforcement action against noncompliant taxpayers, the Department seeks to prevent unfairly increasing the tax burden on those who do comply.
If you suspect or know of anyone or a business that has committed a state tax crime, such as tax evasion or tax fraud, you can contact the SCDOR Criminal Investigation Division and submit a CID-27 Tax Violation Complaint Form to criminalinvestigation@dor.sc.gov or mail it to SCDOR, CID, PO Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214-0930.
