Columbia woman charged with tax evasion.

A Columbia woman was arrested by S.C. Department of Revenue agents on Dec. 28 and charged with two counts of tax evasion.

Victoria C. Nelson, 33, of Columbia, is accused of filing fraudulent state Individual Income Tax returns while in Clarendon County in 2021 and 2022, according to a news release.

According to arrest warrants, Nelson claimed unqualified dependents to receive exemptions to which she was not entitled. She also willfully failed to report more than $23,000 in income from a children's facility. As a result, Nelson evaded approximately $2,255 in South Carolina Income Tax, according to the release.

If convicted, Nelson faces a maximum sentence of five years and/or a fine of $10,000, plus the cost of prosecution for each count. She was held at the Clarendon County Detention Center before...