Charleston Man Charged in Massive Fraud Case

The Charleston County Sheriff's Office charged a Charleston man with 17 offenses in a fraud case spanning 2010-11 on , according to a CCSO statement.

Quinton D. Wright, 36 faces 30 separate charges including obtaining property under false pretenses (11 counts), counterfeiting a certificate of title (seven counts), forgery (eight counts), obtaining money under false pretenses (three counts) and obtaining a signature under false pretenses (one count), according to charging affidavits provided by CCSO. A total of 17 warrants had been issued for Wright, according to the statement.

Wright is accused of using fake identities and documentation to obtain vehicles and car loans from Charleston area dealers in 2010 and 2011 and then not making the payments.