Columbia, SC 01/07/2025 - According to the US Attorney's Office in Columbia, Julia Renae Mullinax, 43, of Batesburg-Leesville, was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Evidence presented to the court showed that Mullinax participated in a wire fraud conspiracy to defraud Lowe’s Home Improvement by purchasing items on the commercial credit accounts of local businesses while posing as the authorized representative of those accounts. Mullinax and others perpetuated this fraudulent scheme at multiple Lowe’s stores in South Carolina and other states in the southeast from 2023 to 2024.
United States District Judge Joseph F. Anderson, Jr. sentenced Mullinax to 13 months imprisonment, to be followed by a three-year term of court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system. Additionally, Mullinax was ordered to pay Lowe’s $47,234.10 in restitution.
This case was investigated by the United States Secret Service and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Matthews is prosecuting the case.
