SLED Charges Dorchester County Man with Additional Counts of Insurance Fraud and Forgery in Ongoing Investigation
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Forrest Sanders Smith, 61, with four counts of Fraud Regarding Payment of Insurance Premium and two counts of Forgery – Value Less Than $10,000 on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The South Carolina Department of Insurance requested the SLED investigation.
Details can be found in the attached warrants.
Smith was booked into the Jasper County Detention Center.
The case will be prosecuted by the South Carolina Department of Insurance.
SLED previously charged Smith with five counts of Forgery - Value $10,000 or more, two counts of Fraud Regarding Payment of Insurance Premium, and Fraudulent Insurance Application by an Agent, in Florence County on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, as well as Fraud Regarding Payment of Insurance Premium on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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