South Carolina Attorney General
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Recent News About South Carolina Attorney General
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Fourth Circuit: Carefully worded PFAS cases still go to federal court
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - States that crafted lawsuits against 3M over chemicals called PFAS in a way they hoped would keep them out of federal court have lost a key ruling. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson urges U.S. Senate to pass HALT Fentanyl Act, end loophole for Chinese copycat fentanyl
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a total of 25 states in urging the U.S. Senate to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act, which will end the copycat fentanyl loophole and save American lives. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson fully supports Section 504 school accommodations for children
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson assures parents whose children rely on “Section 504” accommodations in school that nothing is changing, and your child’s accommodations are not going away. -
Lexington man arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* charges
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Zachary Collins Woodward, 30, of Lexington, S.C., on six charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson fights back against Biden mandates harming American homeowners, first-time buyers
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 15-state coalition and the National Association of Home Builders to challenge radical energy efficiency standards that undercut affordable housing. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson files brief in support of national TikTok ban
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson stood with a coalition of 21 attorneys general in asking the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to uphold the national TikTok divest-or-ban legislation passed by Congress earlier this year. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson announces N. Charleston caregiver charged with stealing from nursing home residents
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Elisa R. Niles, 42 years old, of North Charleston, S.C., on two counts of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult {43-35-0085 (D)}, two counts of Financial Identity Fraud {16-13-0510(B)}, and two counts of Obtaining Property under False Pretense, value less than $2,000 {16-13-0260}. -
Florence County man arrested on Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor and related charges
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Maston Arthur Williams, 25, of Johnsonville, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. -
Charleston County man arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* charges
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Delbert Tony Smalls, Jr., 41, of Adams Run, S.C., on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. -
Fort Mill Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Ian Kelly Sanders, 33, of Fort Mill, S.C., on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson co-leads lawsuit against federal agency over staffing rule that would shut down some nursing homes and raise costs
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that he has co-led a coalition of 20 state attorneys general and groups that represent hundreds of not-for-profit aging services providers across the country in filing a lawsuit to overturn a new nursing home staffing mandate that’s impossible to implement. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson leads Silent Witness ceremony to honor victims of fatal domestic violence
Attorney General Alan Wilson led participants through the 27th annual Silent Witness Domestic Violence ceremony that was held at the South Carolina State Capitol Complex in Columbia. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson announces state’s price gouging law in effect because of Hurricane Helene
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that the state’s law against price gouging is now in effect since Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency because of Hurricane Helene. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Irmo woman charged with stealing from Charleston nursing home resident
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Rose Sherrie Davis, 64 years old, of Irmo, SC for one count of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult {43-35-0085 (D)}, one count of Financial Identity Fraud {16-13-0510(B)}, two (2) counts of Financial Transaction Card Fraud, value more than $500 in a six-month period {16-14-0060(a)(1-5)}, and one count of Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent, value $10,000 or more {16-13-0230(A)}. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson joins comment letter to stop California’s electric-truck mandate
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a comment letter that asks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California’s Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. -
Summerville Man Arrested on 13 Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Christopher Michael McCoy, 45, of Summerville, S.C., on 13 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Upstate man sentenced to prison for Sexual Exploitation of Minors
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that an Upstate man has been sent to prison for the sexual exploitation of minors. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson leads effort to protect First Amendment rights
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson on Tuesday filed a brief in a First Amendment case aimed at protecting students’ free-speech rights. 21 other states’ attorneys general joined the brief. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson sues to stop migrant farm workers from getting union rights that domestic farm workers don’t have
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is co-leading a 17-state coalition suing the Biden administration to stop migrant farm workers from getting union rights that domestic farm workers don’t have. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson sends letter to ActBlue demanding answers on allegations of fraudulent political fundraising
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has sent a letter to the CEO of ActBlue over allegations that the political fundraising group may have engaged in potentially fraudulent, deceptive, or otherwise illegal activities.