SLED Charges Sumter County Man in Ongoing, Multi-County Insurance Fraud Investigation
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Lonnie Johnson Jr., 35, with two counts of Forgery – Value Less Than $10,000, Presenting a False Claim for Insurance Payment – Value $10,000 or More, and Presenting a False Claim for Insurance Payment – Value More than $2,000 but Less Than $10,000 on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The South Carolina Department of Insurance requested the SLED investigation.
Details can be found in the attached warrants.
Johnson Jr. was booked into the Clarendon County Detention Center.
The case will be prosecuted by the South Carolina Department of Insurance.
SLED previously charged six others in connection with this ongoing investigation. SLED charged five individuals on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, and one on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Previous SLED news releases can be found online at www.sled.sc.gov/news.
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