FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - A Fairfield County woman was arrested after a state investigation into a Paycheck Protection Program loan.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said 45-year-old Felicia Ernestine Coleman was charged with forgery with a value of $10,000 or more and obtaining property under false pretenses with a value of $10,000 or more on Monday.

According to warrants released by SLED, Coleman allegedly forged or helped forge bank statements used to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program in 2021 in Lexington County.

Coleman is also accused of lying on the document about the year her business was established as well as its gross income. The warrants state she received $20,832 through the PPP loan.

SLED said it opened the investigation following a request by the S

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