33-year-old Sumter woman arrested on tax evasion, forgery charges

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Sakinah Campbell, 33, of Sumter, was arrested Thursday by South Carolina Department of Revenue agents and charged with three counts of tax evasion and two counts of forgery.

According to arrest warrants, Campbell is accused of providing fraudulent W-2 forms for tax years 2018 and 2019 reflecting fraudulent income and inflated withholding payments to SCDOR personnel.

Campbell reportedly filed a fraudulent W-4 form with her employers claiming to be exempt from taxes. An investigation determined during tax years 2017 through 2019 she reportedly evaded the assessment of South Carolina taxes, which when combined with a fraudulent refund left her owing the state $4,845, according to the warrants.

If convicted, Campbell faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000 and the cost of prosecution per count of tax evasion, and five years and a fine at the discretion of the court for each count of forgery. Campbell is being held in the Sumter County Sheriff's Office Detention Center pending a bond hearing.