Gerald B. Hardin is scheduled to appear in federal court in Columbia on Tuesday. He faces six charges, including mail fraud for a 2008 incident in Sumter County where a man’s hand was cut off with a pole saw.
Court records show Hardin has signed a deal to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. He faces up to five years in prison.
Federal indictments say Hardin and another person used a saw to intentionally cut off the hand of a third person in an insurance fraud scheme. The indictment says the men submitted claims under a homeowner’s insurance policy and three accidental death and dismemberment policies.
