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Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Spartanburg man sentenced for Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that a Spartanburg man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing a child. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson requests renewed attention to bond provisions
Attorney General Alan Wilson sent a letter to South Carolina solicitors reminding them of important provisions in state bond laws and to bring them to the courts’ attention when necessary. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson leads call to U.S. Senate to pass Laken Riley Act
Attorney General Alan Wilson leads a 26-state coalition calling on the United States Senate to quickly pass the Laken Riley Act. -
South Carolina Men Arrested on Criminal Solicitation of a Minor and Related Charges
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Kevin Dewayne Costley, 31, of North Augusta, S.C., and Taz Michael Johnson, 27, of Lexington, S.C. on 10 total charges connected to the attempted sexual exploitation of minors. -
Summerville Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Perryon Shamar Ontario Jones, 22, of Summerville, S.C., on 20 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Summerville Police Department made the arrest. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson praises the anti-AI CSAM bills in General Assembly, urges quick passage
Attorney General Alan Wilson was joined by legislators and the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children in celebrating the filing of two critical bills aimed at protecting children from MPIC (morphed pornography of identifiable children) and AI-generated CSAM (child sexual abuse material). -
Attorney General Alan Wilson joins in $3 million multijurisdictional settlement with TradeStation
Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with a taskforce of state securities regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), announced today a $3 million settlement in principle with TradeStation Crypto, Inc. (“TradeStation”) over its unregistered digital asset interest earning program. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Anderson man sentenced for securities and commodities fraud
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that an Anderson man charged with over a million dollars of financial crimes has pleaded guilty in the state’s first criminal prosecution under the State’s Commodities Act. -
Pickens County Men Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Logan Tyler Smith, 20, of Central, S.C., and Sergio Eduardo Salinas Maradiaga, 20, of Easley, S.C., on 13 total charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson releases 2023 Human Trafficking Task Force Annual Report
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chair of the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, released the 2023 Annual Report at the State House. -
Greenville County Man Arrested on Criminal Solicitation of a Minor and Related Charges
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Horea Adrian Singeorzan, 33, of Simpsonville, S.C., on 11 charges connected to the attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Mount Pleasant Police Department made the arrest. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson announces nearly $26 million awarded to South Carolina in Centene Settlement
Attorney General Alan Wilson today announced $25,898,070.69 will be awarded to South Carolina in a settlement with healthcare company Centene Corporation (Centene). -
Kershaw County Man charged with possessing and distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material*
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Damiean Vincent Hall, 22, of Elgin, S.C., on seven charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson joins in $10 million multistate settlement with Robinhood for failing investors
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that South Carolina has joined a multi-state settlement with Robinhood Financial LLC, which will pay up to $10.2 million in penalties for operational and technical failures that harmed investors. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Easley man found guilty of sex crime charges against nursing home resident
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Towodi T. Shequoyah, 39 years old, of Easley, SC, was found guilty in Sumter County General Sessions Court on November 16, 2023. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson announces State Grand Jury indictments related to criminal activity within South Carolina prisons, including charges of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor and Child Sexual Abuse Material
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today seven indictments and ten arrest warrants resulting from multiple investigations from the ongoing partnership between the State Grand Jury Division of the Attorney General’s Office, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), and local law enforcement agencies. -
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces state expands program to help sexual assault victims who may have been exposed to HIV
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that a new Florence County program has been established to meet the needs of sexual assault victims who may have been exposed to HIV. -
South Carolina seeks to join action against U.S. government's offshore drilling, seismic testing plans
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The state of South Carolina has filed a motion in federal court to join a lawsuit filed by 16 of the state's cities, towns and the Small Business Chamber of Commerce in an effort to block offshore drilling and seismic testing off the South Carolina coast. -
South Carolina AG suing feds over plans to end mixed oxide project along Savannah River
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced May 22 that he plans to sue the United States, the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Nuclear Security Administration, and their respective officers in their official capacities over allegations the U.S. plans to terminate the MOX (Mixed Oxide) Project at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. -
U.S. to reconsider Obama era rules about land restriction for endangered species
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced March 16 that the federal government will reconsider Obama administration rules that allegedly restrict what property owners can do with the land they own.