SC Attorney General files lawsuit against three opioid distributors
The three companies: McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health, Amerisource Bergen Drug Corporation
South Carolina is stepping up its efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
Alan Wilson
RCSD: “Operation Relentless Guardian” results in arrests for online sex crimes
Five have been arrested for having sexual dialogue with undercover officers posing as teenage girls
Law enforcement agencies across the state are cracking down on prostitution and online sex trafficking.
Attorney General announces Raise in Aid for Families of Murder Victims
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–According to Attorney General Alan Wilson, the South Carolina Legislature has approved a new Proviso, giving additiional aid to murder victims families. Wilson says the proviso raises the amount the “Department of Crime Victim Compensation” can pay towards a funeral and burial for eligible homicide victim claims. They’ll now be able to receive up to $6,500, up from…
AG Wilson joins coalition to protect employees from sexual harassment
South Carolina’s attorney general, Alan Wilson, joined a bipartisan coalition comprised of 56 states and territories, Monday, that’s urging Congress to put an end to private, forced arbitration in workplace sexual harassment cases.
AG Wilson to discuss latest statistics, efforts regarding human trafficking in the Southeast
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson along with members of the Southeastern Coalition Against Human Trafficking will discuss the prevalence of the crime, and their efforts to stop it, at a news conference Friday morning in the State House.
Richland County Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A 33-year-old Richland County man has been arrested on ten charges connected to the exploitation of a minor. S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Joseph Hewitt Tuesday. Wilson said Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department arrested Hewitt on August 24. Investigators with the A.G.’s…
SC Justices Favor Solicitor Over AG in Corruption Case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s highest court has handed a defeat to the state’s top prosecutor, ruling a solicitor had the authority to open a state grand jury investigation. The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Solicitor David Pascoe is empowered to continue his investigation into allegations of corruption at the South Carolina Statehouse. Wilson originally asked Pascoe to…
SC Justices to Decide Prosecutor Dispute in Corruption Case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s highest court is now considering whether a prosecutor other than the attorney general can open a state grand jury investigation. For an hour Wednesday, the state Supreme Court heard arguments from Solicitor David Pascoe and an attorney representing Attorney General Alan Wilson. Pascoe is suing Wilson, saying Pascoe had the authority to open a…
Alan Wilson: Dismiss Special Prosecutor’s Lawsuit
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Attorney General Alan Wilson wants South Carolina’s highest court to dismiss a lawsuit from a local prosecutor he appointed to head up an investigation into legislative corruption. Wilson late Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to throw out a legal challenge from Solicitor David Pascoe, whom he says became powerless when Wilson fired him last month….
SC High Court Rules Prosecutors’ Dispute Can Be Made Public
David Pascoe (TandD Photo) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s high court has made public documents in a dispute between Attorney General Alan Wilson and a special prosecutor he appointed to oversee a legislative corruption investigation. The state Supreme Court late Thursday unsealed papers Wilson filed in response to Solicitor David Pascoe. Justices also said all other documents in the…
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