From staff reports
South Carolina Department of Revenue agents arrested a Beaufort County man on Tuesday, Jan. 28 and charged him with four counts of tax evasion.
Christopher Andrew Jennings, 54, of Port Royal, operated the heavy machinery and equipment rental business Easy Rentals. Between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2021, Jennings reported and paid $37,533 in sales tax to the SCDOR, according to arrest warrants. The investigation found that he collected $171,947 in sales tax during the same period. As a result, he evaded approximately $134,414 in sales tax.
If convicted, Jennings faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or a fine of $10,000, plus the cost of prosecution for each count.
