Richland County man sentenced for defrauding U.S. government

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Monday afternoon, October 26, a Richland County man was sentenced in federal court for defrauding the U.S. government.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for South Carolina, Herbert Kimble pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States.

It involved a $1.2 billion healthcare fraud scheme.

Kimble later pleaded guilty to failure to appear after fleeing the country.

Also, Kimble was sentenced to 20 years in prison.