Four South Carolina men have been charged in a credit card scheme targeting a victim in Columbus County.
Dontrell Monte McDonald, Joseph Commander, Crandall Everett Sr. and Crandall Everett Jr. were arrested after a joint investigation by Columbus County and Sumter County. S.C.
McDonald was charged with two counts of obtaining property by false pretense, attempted obtaining property by false pretense, identity theft, financial card theft, uttering a forged instrument, and felony receiving stolen goods. His bond was set at $5,000 secured.
Commander was charged with obtaining property by false pretense, held under a $17,500 secured bond.
Both Everett Sr. and Everett Jr. were charged with possession of stolen goods. Each was released on a $15,000 unsecured bond. The press release about the arrests did not detail the fraud scheme.
Warrants show that McDonald and Commander used stolen identity to obtain credit cards to purchase dump trailers, which were then sold.
Crandall Everett Jr. (CCSO)
