Decomposing Body Found In South Carolina Home Identified As Most Wanted Fugitive Missing For 16 Years
Seneca, SC – On Nov. 6, a concerned neighbor conducted a welfare check on an elderly man not seen in weeks. At the home, located in …
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South Carolina Chiropractor Pleads Guilty and Agrees to $9 Million False Claims Act Consent Judgment
On Nov. 8, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina entered a $9 million civil consent judgment for the United States against …
Attorney General Wilson joins coalition to support free speech of small business owners
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general in an amicus brief supporting free speech rights of …
State Grand Jury issues Indictments against Richard Alexander Murdaugh for Breach of Trust, Obtaining Property by False Pretenses, Money Laundering, Computer Crimes, and Forgery
(COLUMBIA, SC) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that South Carolina State Grand Jury issued five indictments, totaling 27 counts, against suspended …
AG Wilson joins nationwide investigation into Instagram’s impact on young people
Attorneys General concerned for safety and well-being of children; examining potential violations of consumer protection laws (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a nationwide …
Court agrees with AG Wilson and blocks “Tax Mandate” that didn’t allow states to cut taxes
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – A federal judge has agreed with Attorney General Alan Wilson and 12 other states that part of the stimulus plan that prohibits …
Colleton County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Jamal Leonard Christian Williams, 19, of Walterboro, S.C., on two charges connected …
Horry County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Armondo Cortez Barrios, 20, of Conway, S.C., on 11 charges connected to …
Multiple Men Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Columbus Alvin Hooper, IV, 26, of Honea Path, S.C., and Jackson Paul …
Charleston County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material and Related Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Christian Robert Adams, 18, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., on two charges connected …
Richland County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Mark Edward Matthews, 46, of Columbia, S.C., on five charges connected to the …
Mother, Daughter charged for allegedly distributing meth
SUMTER, SC – Sumter County investigators charged a mother and daughter with the distribution of meth. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office issued the following release: …
Missing North Carolina teen found in a carjacked vehicle in Florida,
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – While on patrol Thursday, deputies received information that a red Camaro with a South Carolina tag could be entering Putnam County …
Greenville County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Terrell Demetrius Smith, 27, of Greenville, S.C., on 10 charges connected to …
Pickens County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Christopher William Vaughn, 39, of Easley, S.C., on 10 charges connected to …
North Carolina Family Sentenced in Multimillion Dollar South Carolina Medicaid Scheme
Columbia, South Carolina – Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Tony Lee Covington, 50, his wife Priscilla Covington, 51, and his …
AG Wilson, other states and several businesses, start court proceedings against OSHA vaccine mandate
(COLUMBIA, S.C) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with several other states and businesses, today filed the paperwork to begin court proceedings against …
Horry County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Christopher James Newman, Jr., 23, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., on 15 charges …
South Carolina School Boards Association Leaves National School Boards Association
The South Carolina School Boards Association voted to end its membership in the National School Boards Association due to the NSBA’s letter urging President Joe …
South Carolina Couple Charged with Illegally Trafficking Firearms into New Jersey
NEWARK, N.J. – A South Carolina couple made their initial court appearance today on charges of trafficking firearms into New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael …
North Carolina Man Convicted of Multi-State Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal jury convicted an Edenton, North Carolina man yesterday on charges of conspiring with others to distribute more than five …
Statement from AG Alan Wilson on OSHA’s private employer vaccine mandate
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following statement after OSHA released the details of its private employer vaccine mandate. “This …
AG Alan Wilson announces Hampton County grand jury has indicted Alex Murdaugh and Curtis Smith
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that the Hampton County Grand Jury issued indictments of Richard Alexander Murdaugh for the following offenses: …
North Carolina Adopts New Congressional Map That Bolsters Republicans
The North Carolina General Assembly on Thursday finalized the state’s new U.S. House map that gives Republicans a distinct advantage over Democrats. The map creates …
FREE clinic coming up for veterans & service members with legal needs
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Veterans, members of the Reserves, and active-duty members of the military are invited to a FREE legal clinic on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 in Greenwood. This clinic …
South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – A South Carolina man pleaded guilty today to a charge of assaulting law enforcement with a dangerous …
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Sauce Now in Lowes Foods
Dallas, TX – Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is expanding in the Carolinas. Now fans can pick up their favorite flavor of Dickey’s Barbecue Pit barbecue sauce …
North Carolina Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding IRS
A North Carolina tax return preparer was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the IRS. According to court documents and …
AG Alan Wilson joins lawsuit to stop vaccine mandate for federal contract workers
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a lawsuit aimed at blocking the requirement for federal contract workers to get vaccinated …
Attorney General Alan Wilson joins lawsuit to stop federal funding of abortions
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – A federal rule change allowing taxpayer dollars to be used to encourage and support abortions has prompted Attorney General Alan Wilson to …
South Carolina Man Charged With Robbing Jewelry Store
HARRISBURG, – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 27, 2021, Christopher Demarcus Bethea, age 47, of …
Man Arrested in North Carolina on Georgia Criminal Charges Related to the Sex Exploitation of Children
Jonesboro, GA – On Monday, October 25, 2021, Laine Mullins, age 28, was arrested by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) on four …
South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine, International Money Laundering, Gun Charges
ABINGDON, Va. – A Greenville, South Carolina man, who formerly resided in Bristol, Virginia, pleaded guilty last week to distributing methamphetamine, international money laundering, possessing …
South Carolina Man Indicted for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A South Carolina man was indicted today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a …
North Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material and Related Charges
NORTH, SC – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Kirkland Lee Craven, 21, of North, S.C., on four charges connected to …
Camden Man Arrested on Criminal Solicitation of a Minor and Related Charges
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Walter Clyde Huggins, 45, of Camden, S.C., on two charges connected to …
Attorney General Alan Wilson joins 24-state coalition urging SCOTUS to uphold First Amendment rights of public employees
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 24-state coalition urging the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to uphold the …
Pickens County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Conor Lee McCallister, 27, of Easley, S.C., on six charges connected to the …
AG Wilson, coalition voice opposition to Biden administration’s potentially illegal and overly burdensome IRS proposal
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – In a letter to President Joe Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with 19 other state attorneys …
Two shot and killed in home invasion in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, NC – Detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department’s Homicide Unit are continuing to investigate the homicides that occurred Saturday evening along the 6500 block …
Palmetto Cash 5 Ticket Worth $100,000 Sold in Rock Hill
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Someone in Rock Hill won $100,000 in Thursday’s Palmetto Cash 5 drawing. The lucky ticket was bought at the Little Giant #2 at 1190 S. Anderson Rd. in Rock …
North Carolina Tax Preparer Sentenced for False Returns
A North Carolina man was sentenced yesterday to 33 months in prison for assisting in the preparation of a false tax return and for filing …
North Carolina Tax Preparer Sentenced for False Returns
A North Carolina man was sentenced yesterday to 33 months in prison for assisting in the preparation of a false tax return and for filing …
United States reaches a $1.25 Million Settlement with South Carolina Family Practice Clinics for Billing Unnecessary Services to Federal Health Programs
Columbia, South Carolina—- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Colonial Family Practice, LLC, a physician-owned primary and urgent care practice with …
North Carolina man indicted for bank robberies
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Charles Lee Pingley, of Dunn, North Carolina, was indicted today on bank robbery charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II …
Over 3,000 South Carolina Students to Participate in State’s 20th Annual National Day of Concern & Student Pledge Against Gun Violence
COLUMBIA, South Carolina —- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart stated today that on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO), …
Attorney General Wilson joins 19-state effort urging Congress to oppose increased natural gas, oil costs
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 19-state coalition urging Congress to reject burdensome legislation that would increase fees on energy …
Aiken County Man Arrested on Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor and Related Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Matthew Ramon Drayton, 23, of Aiken, S.C., on two charges connected to …
Teacher gave weed edibles to students in elementary school reward box
LEXINGTON, S.C. – A Lexington County elementary school teacher is accused of having marijuana edibles in her classroom. Victoria Farish Weiss, 27, is charged with …
One shot, suspect in custody after shooting at Ocean Reef Resort
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – One person is in custody after an investigation into a shooting at the Ocean Reef Resort at 7100 North Ocean Blvd. …