COLUMBIA, SC—Larry Flynn, a/k/a “L.W.,” age 39, of Richland County, South Carolina, was charged by a federal grand jury in a two-count indictment. Larry Flynn was charged with operation of an illegal gambling business, a violation of Title 18, U.S. C. §1955 and conspiracy to commit money laundering, a violation of Title 18, U.S. C. §1956(h) for his operation of the gambling business “Magic Minutes.” The maximum penalty Flynn could receive is 10 years’ imprisonment and a maximum fine of $250,000.

The case is a part of an on-going investigation by agents of the IRS-Criminal Investigations, FBI, Homeland Security, SLED, and the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorneys Jim May and Jay Richardson of the Columbia office for prosecution.