South Carolina Attorney General
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Recent News About South Carolina Attorney General
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Upstate men arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* charges
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Zachary Taylor Westmoreland, 36, of Laurens, S.C., and Dennis Roland Fallaw, Jr., 63, of Chappells, S.C., on 11 total charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the South Carolina Attorney General's Office made the arrests in these unrelated cases. Investigators with the Laurens County Sheriff's Office, Newberry County Sheriff's Office, Greenville County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Secret Service, and Homeland Security Investigations, all also members of the state's ICAC Task Force, assisted with these investigations. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson, legislators, and sheriffs urge swift passage of Administrative Subpoena Bill to protect children
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined leading legislators and sheriffs from across the state at the Statehouse to call on the General Assembly to pass S.74, a critical bill that would expedite investigations into child sexual abuse material. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson demands City of Columbia repeal unconstitutional faith-based counseling ban
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has formally demanded that the City of Columbia repeal City Ordinance 2021-021, citing clear conflicts with state law and violations of constitutional rights. In a letter sent to the Columbia City Council , Wilson urged immediate action to bring the city into compliance with state statutes and the South Carolina Constitution. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson joins 26-state coalition backing federal Second Amendment Task Force
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced he has joined a 26-state coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi in strong support of the newly created Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson defends President Trump’s authority to restructure federal workforce and return control of education to the states
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a multistate friend-of-the-court brief defending President Trump and Secretary Linda McMahon in New York v. McMahon. -
York man arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* charges
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Nicholas Addison William Kishbaugh, 32, of York, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. -
Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Murrells Inlet nurse charged with stealing drugs from patients
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) and the Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Drug Control have arrested Erin Homan, 34 years old, of Murrells Inlet, S.C., on two counts of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult {43-35-0085 (D)}, and two counts of Theft of a Controlled Substance, First Offense {44-53-0365(A). -
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.