Latta Man Guilty of Fraud

United States Attorney W. Walter Wilkins stated that William Lashon Campbell, a/k/a Waylon Maurice Campbell, age 26, of Latta, pled guilty to fraud.

Campbell was employed by a local finance company, and stole customers’ personal and account information. He used the stolen data to manufacture and pass counterfeit commercial checks between April and September 2007. A search of Campbell’s residence was conducted by the Latta Police Department in November 2007, at which time additional counterfeit checks, counterfeit identification cards, and stolen credit card account numbers were retrieved.

Mr. Wilkins stated the maximum penalty Campbell can receive is a fine of $250,000.00 and imprisonment for 10 years. He will be sentenced at a later date.

The case was investigated by the Latta Police Department and agents of the United States Secret Service. Assistant United States Attorney William E. Day, II, of the Florence office handled the case.