Seneca Man Guilty of $150K Fraud

United States Attorney W. Walter Wilkins stated today that Antonio V. Robinson, age 40, of Seneca, South Carolina, pled guilty in federal court to five counts of fraud involving the misuse of a Social Security Number. Robinson faces a possible sentence of five years incarceration on each count. He will be sentenced later by United States District Judge Henry M. Herlong, Jr., who accepted the plea of guilty.

Mr. Wilkins advised that Mr. Robinson used the Social Security Number of a former business partner to obtain loans from Wachovia, Advanta Bank Corporation, Wells Fargo, American Express, and Discover Financial Services. When investigators discovered the fraud, all of the loans were in default, with losses totaling approximately $150,000.00.

The case was investigated by Special Agent Rick Kerns of the United States Secret Service and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David C. Stephens of Greenville.