Rose Lorenzo pleads guilty in North Charleston corruption case, averting summer trial

追加: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]The only defendant in the North Charleston corruption case who had maintained a not-uilty plea has now changed her plea. Rose Emily Lorenzo appeared in federal court Friday and withdrew her previous not guilty plea.

[00:00:12]She plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and theft from a program receiving federal funds. Jury selection for her trial had been scheduled to begin in July. Federal prosecutors alleged Lorenzo helped conceal kickback payments connected to North Charleston violence reduction grants by routing money through her business account. Lorenzo faces up to 15 years in federal prison. Her sentence will be determined by a federal judge at a later