Tag: Anderson
James Raymond Hanes, Bank Fraud, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read James Raymond Hanes, a 61-year-old man from Anderson, California, has admitted to running a massive vehicle financing scam that netted him $476,000. Between June 2022 and December 2023, Hanes used stolen identities, fake driver’s licenses, and fraudulent loans to obtain and resell cars across Northern California. He secured over $476,000 in…
Mayo Pickens, Cocaine Trafficking, South Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read Mayo Pickens, a 47-year-old Anderson resident, has been sentenced to almost 15 years in federal prison for his role in a massive cocaine trafficking operation. On June 26, 2025, investigators with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Anderson County Sheriff’s Office executed a federal search warrant at Pickens’s residence, uncovering approximately 76…
David Lynn Wells, Child Sex Abuse Material, South Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read A UK investigation led to the arrest of David Lynn Wells, 32, in Anderson, SC. British authorities reviewing a suspect’s devices found a 2020 video call where an adult male raped a baby boy. The name ‘David Wells’ was visible on the screen. HSI investigators identified Wells after finding a prior…
