SLED Charges Dorchester County Man With Additional Counts of Insurance Fraud and Forgery
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Forrest Sanders Smith of Dorchester County with four counts of Fraud Regarding Payment of Insurance Premium and two counts of Forgery, value less than $10,000, on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, according to the October 29 NewsWire compiled by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The South Carolina Department of Insurance requested the SLED investigation, and the case will be prosecuted by the Department of Insurance.
Smith was booked into the Jasper County Detention Center. SLED said details can be found in the arrest warrants.
SLED previously charged Smith in Florence County on September 29, 2026, with five counts of Forgery, value $10,000 or more, two counts of Fraud Regarding Payment of Insurance Premium, and Fraudulent Insurance Application by an Agent, and again with Fraud Regarding Payment of Insurance Premium on October 13, 2026. The charges are allegations in an ongoing investigation and the case is pending in court.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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