2 SC prison employees face criminal conspiracy, fraud charges
In a single day, three South Carolina Department of Correction employees were arrested for various crimes committed at the same prison.
Shortly after announcing Thursday that a former correctional officer was arrested and charged with helping an inmate attempt a murder at Turbeville Correctional Institute, the Department of Corrections said two additional employees were arrested for fraud, violating the Computer Crime Act and furnishing or attempting to provide contraband to inmates, according to a news release.
Latasha Moses Bostick, 42, of Lamar and Latrese Victoria Rose Canteen, 46, of Florence were both charged with financial transaction fraud greater than $300 and less than $20,000; violation of the Computer Crime Act in the second degree, value more than $1,000 and up to $10,000; bribery of a public official; criminal conspiracy; and furnishing or attempting to furnish prisoners with contraband.
Bostick was working as an administrative coordinator at Turbeville while Canteen served as a certified nursing assistant. Both women were fired from the department, according to the release.
Investigators said both women conducted financial transactions with property they knew were the proceeds of unlawful activity and attempted to conceal or disguise the transactions, according to arrest warrants.
Between July 2, 2024, and July 1, 2025, investigators say Canteen conspired to bring contraband into Turbeville, while forming illicit relationships, committing computer crimes and laundering $4,090 gained from the conspiracy, according to an arrest warrant.
Canteen accepted the money via Cash App in exchange for shirking her duties and official responsibilities, the warrant said. She also communicated with an inmate who was using a contraband cellphone, and failed to report it, the warrant said.
Likewise, between Aug. 1, 2024, and Dec. 31, 2024, Bostick is accused of using a computer system to help secure $4,135 via Cash App in exchange for discharging her official duties and responsibilities, according to an arrest warrant.
Similar to Canteen, Bostick unlawfully communicated with an inmate, who was using a contraband cell phone, and failed to report it, the warrant said.
Both women were booked into the Clarendon County Detention Center, where each were released on a $4,000 bond, according to court records.
This story was originally published January 23, 2026 at 3:20 PM.
