Florence Man and Myrtle Beach Woman Sentenced for Counterfeit Securities
Columbia, South Carolina – In a shocking turn of events, Urban Oshea, II, age 48, of Florence, SC and Madgelyn Kirton, age 31, of Myrtle Beach, SC, have pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Manufacture and Pass Counterfeit Securities, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371.
The evidence presented at the guilty plea hearing established that during the period from August 2015 through January 2016, Oshea, Kirton and others were involved in a conspiracy to manufacture and pass counterfeit securities (checks) of organizations.
According to the investigation, the co-conspirators would make counterfeit checks using genuine bank account and routing numbers they obtained from checks they stole out of mailboxes in Horry and Georgetown Counties.
The defendants would then use fraudulent driver’s licenses bearing their photographs but in other persons’ names which matched the names on the counterfeit checks, to pass these counterfeit checks at various businesses. They would use the checks to purchase merchandise at one store, then they would go to another store in the same chain and exchange the merchandise for cash.
United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that the maximum penalty the defendants can receive is imprisonment for 5 years and/or a fine of $250,000, plus a special assessment of $100.
The case was investigated by agents of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Assistant United States Attorney A. Bradley Parham of the Florence office handled the case.
Urban Oshea, II, and Madgelyn Kirton will be sentenced after the presentence report is prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.
Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Category: Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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