[4] Along with her twin sister Darlene Shuler Wooten, Corley was the co-owner of C&D Distributors, a supplier of small hardware components, plumbing fixtures and electronic equipment to the military.
The company, based in Lexington, South Carolina, used a computerized government system that allowed shipping costs for each order to be submitted separately and automatically reimbursed.
Using the system, C&D Distributors received payment from the Department of Defense on 112 fraudulent invoices, totaling US$20.5 million in illegitimate charges, for parts sent to priority military installations, including destinations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Although they returned the money, they discovered that due to a flaw in the system, they could charge any amount for shipping and the government would pay it, no questions asked.
[4] Following the guilty plea, Corley's possessions stemming from the fraud became subject to seizure by the South Carolina United States Attorney's office.
[2][3][4] Deborah B. Barbier, a prosecutor on behalf of the U.S. Government at Corley's sentencing, claimed the list of assets spanned "ten pages, single-spaced".