CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) -- Former state lawmaker and Charleston-area attorney Marvin Pendarvis is facing charges in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud clients he represented, according to federal court records.

A grand jury indicted Pendarvis on Nov. 5 on four counts of wire fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft, two counts related to money laundering, and an interstate commerce charge.

The indictment alleges that Pendarvis orchestrated a scheme to defraud his clients by negotiating and receiving monetary settlements without the individual's knowledge or approval on at least four separate occasions.

Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office claimed that part of the scheme involved Pendarvis negotiating settlements on behalf of his clients, but failing to notify th

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