SLED Charges Six People from Two States with Fraud, Money Laundering
Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged six people involved in a money laundering scheme dating back to August of 2021.
Malik D’Vonde Shopshire, 53, from Charlotte, NC, was charged with Conducting Financial Transactions with Proceeds of Unlawful Activity, two counts of Defrauding a Federally Chartered or Insured Financial Institution, and two counts of Criminal Conspiracy on Monday, June 2, 2025. The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles requested that SLED investigate.
Details can be found in the attached warrants.
Shopshire was booked into the Lexington County Detention Center.
The case will be prosecuted by the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office.
Shopshire’s charges involve fraudulent activities dating back to August of 2021 and are linked to five other people who have already been charged. The five subjects listed below were charged by SLED, released on bond, and are awaiting trial:
Floyd James Hargrove, 55, from Lexington County, SC, was charged with three counts of Obtaining a Signature or Property Under False Pretenses – value $10,000 or more, two counts of Criminal Conspiracy, Conducting Financial Transactions with Proceeds of Unlawful Activity, and Forgery – value $10,000 or more on November 5, 2024.
Lakesha Renee Washington, 41, from Lexington County, SC, was charged with four counts of Conducting Financial Transactions with Proceeds of Unlawful Activity, four counts of Criminal Conspiracy, three counts of Obtaining Signature or Property Under False Pretenses – value $10,000 or more, two counts of Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent – value $10,000 or more, and two counts of Defrauding a Federally Chartered or Insured Financial Institution on November 5, 2024.
Richard J. Wahington, 41, from Lexington County, SC, was charged with three counts of Criminal Conspiracy, Defrauding a Federally Chartered or Insured Financial Institution, and Conducting Financial Transactions with Proceeds of Unlawful Activity on November 5, 2024.
Requel Latrice Jones, 30, from Charlotte, NC, was charged with Criminal Conspiracy, Conducting Financial Transactions with Proceeds of Unlawful Activity and Defrauding a Federally Chartered or Insured Financial Institution, and Filing a False Police Report of a Felony Violation on November 21, 2024.
Donnie Leon Connor, 53, from Charlotte, NC, was charged with Criminal Conspiracy and Defrauding a Federally Chartered or Insured Financial Institution on December 3, 2024.
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