County Council Member, Former City Council Member Face Tax Charges
Brian DeQuincy Newman
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Former Columbia City Council member Brian DeQuincey Newman and Richland County Council member Kelvin Washington were arrested Tuesday on tax charges.
The arrests relate to a South Carolina Department of Revenue investigation, officials say.
Both men turned themselves in to investigators Tuesday morning at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
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Newman is charged with failing to report over $200,000 worth of income, officials say. He is also charged with two counts of willful failure to file a tax return for tax years 2012 and 2013.
Washington was arrested on three counts of willful failure to file a tax return.
Officials say Washington failed to file South Carolina Individual Income Tax Returns for 2012, 2013, and 2014 and for failing to report over $400,000 of income.
Newman is scheduled to appear before the Honorable J. Cordell Maddox, Jr. Tuesday at 2 PM at the Richland County Judicial Center.
If convicted, both men could faces fines up to $10,000 and/or one year in prison per charge.
