SC boutique owner arrested 17 times. The attorney general’s office will prosecute
South Carolina’s attorney general is stepping in after a Palmetto State boutique owner has been arrested more than a dozen times.
The Attorney General’s Office announced Friday the office will take over the prosecution of Pamela Schronce of Anderson after the owner of a children’s clothing boutique has been accused of scamming more than 50 customers.
“The allegations are that people placed orders online and Schronce never intended to fulfil them,” the office said in a press release. “Anderson County is reviewing the entire scope of the case, and the Attorney General will review the full investigation of the business conduct to charge appropriately.”
Schronce faces charges in multiple difference jurisdictions across the state, having been arrested 17 different times this year. The Attorney General’s Office was asked to take over the case by the 10th Circuit solicitor in Anderson and Oconee counties because an employee of the solicitor’s office is a family friend of Schronce, the release said.
“Because Schronce has charges pending in five different solicitors’ offices and the potential of a broader scope beyond the current charges, Attorney General (Alan) Wilson decided to consolidate all the cases in Anderson County, where her business is located,” the release said.
Prosecutors hope that anyone who has a complaint against Schronce can be identified and all potential charges consolidated in the Anderson case handled by the attorney general’s office. All local jurisdictions in the state have been told of the state’s investigation to conserve time and resources, the release said.
Schronce has attracted widespread attention has she has wracked up arrests around the state following customer complaints of orders they paid for but never received. The boutique owner was most recently charged in Pickens County May 1 with obtaining money or property under false tokens or letters, local media reported. She was released on a $1,087 bond.
Schronce’s attorney previously told FOX Carolina she is “looking forward to her day in court” and that the defense was still seeking discovery from state agencies.
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