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South Carolina Attorney General's Office Press Releases

235 Press Releases
  • Published on November 2, 2020 - 12:57 GMT

    November 2, 2020

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 30, 2020 – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Ronald Stephen Wojdyla, 69, of Goose Creek, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) …

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  • Published on October 30, 2020 - 20:24 GMT

    Sumter man sentenced to 5 years in prison for Child Sexual Abuse Material

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 30, 2020 – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Anthony Ray “Hammer” Nielson was sentenced today to five years in prison for distributing and possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material. Nielson pleaded guilty on …

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  • Published on October 23, 2020 - 21:21 GMT

    Suspended Colleton Co. Sheriff Strickland pleads guilty

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 23, 2020 – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that suspended Colleton County Sheriff Robert A. “Andy” Strickland, Jr. pleaded guilty to a felony State Grand Jury charge of Breach of Trust with Fraudulent …

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  • Published on October 22, 2020 - 21:08 GMT

    Florence Ringleader Guilty of Insurance Fraud

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) –  Oct. 22, 2020 – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that Renara Jessica Burgess, 33, of Florence, S.C., entered a plea of guilty on October 15, 2020 on insurance fraud charges. Burgess pleaded guilty to two counts of …

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  • Published on October 22, 2020 - 12:06 GMT

    October 22, 2020

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) –  Oct. 22, 2020 – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that Renara Jessica Burgess, 33, of Florence, S.C., entered a plea of guilty on October 15, 2020 on insurance fraud charges. Burgess pleaded guilty to two counts of …

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  • Published on October 21, 2020 - 19:40 GMT

    Attorney General Alan Wilson announces recovery of over $60,000 stolen from taxpayers by Medicaid fraud

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 21, 2020 – Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that his Medicaid Recipient Fraud division has recovered just over $60,000 in fraudulently obtained Medicaid benefits from a recipient in the Charleston County area. This was not a …

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  • Published on October 20, 2020 - 14:53 GMT

    South Carolina Sues Monopolist Google For Violating Antitrust Laws

    South Carolina Joins DOJ and 10 other states in Filing Complaint Against Google to Restore Competition in Search and Search Advertising Markets (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – October 20, 2020 – Today, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson — along with the …

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  • Published on October 15, 2020 - 15:05 GMT

    Horry County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charge

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 15, 2020 – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Corbin Anderson Fentress, 21, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC …

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  • Published on October 15, 2020 - 12:18 GMT

    October 15, 2020

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 15, 2020 – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Corbin Anderson Fentress, 21, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC …

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  • Published on October 12, 2020 - 23:11 GMT

    York County man sentenced to 18 years for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 12, 2020 – Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that Richard Austin, III, entered a plea to one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, First Degree, and one count of Voyeurism in York County in front of Judge William …

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  • Published on October 12, 2020 - 17:51 GMT

    Attorney General Wilson announces updated settlement with opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 12, 2020 – Attorney General Alan Wilson today announced an update to a global settlement framework agreement between state attorneys general, local subdivisions, and the opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt (MNK), its subsidiaries, and …

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  • Published on October 9, 2020 - 20:25 GMT

    The Coronavirus is Novel but Crisis-related Scams are Nothing New

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 9, 2020 – The Securities Division of the South Carolina Office of the Attorney General, along with the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and FINRA, have joined together to encourage investors to proceed …

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  • Published on October 9, 2020 - 20:25 GMT

    Lancaster County Man Arrested on Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor and Related Charges

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.)  – Oct. 9, 2020 – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Dallas Eugene Walls, II, 55, of Heath Springs, S.C., on 12 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.  Internet Crimes Against Children ( …

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  • Published on October 8, 2020 - 20:17 GMT

    Clarendon County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 8, 2020 – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Daniel Thomas Spulecki, Sr., 63, of Manning, S.C., on four charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) …

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  • Published on October 8, 2020 - 17:21 GMT

    Attorney General Alan Wilson obtains judgment resolving Community Health Systems data breach investigation

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 8, 2020 – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with the attorneys general of 27 other states, has obtained a judgment against Tennessee-based CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., and its subsidiary, CHSPSC LLC.  This …

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  • Published on October 6, 2020 - 16:59 GMT

    Silent Witness Ceremony Honored 2019 Victims of Fatal Domestic Violence

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) –  Oct. 6, 2020 – Attorney General Alan Wilson led participants through the 23rd annual Silent Witness Ceremony that was held today on the south steps of the State House in Columbia. During this year’s virtual ceremony, Attorney General …

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  • Published on October 6, 2020 - 00:32 GMT

    Silent Witness Live Stream

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 2, 2020 – Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that Latashia (Tassie) Vasthi Lewis was charged on September 25th with Medical Assistance Provider Fraud. Lewis turned herself in that morning to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center …

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  • Published on October 2, 2020 - 19:32 GMT

    Marion City Council member charged with Medicaid fraud

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 2, 2020 – Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that Latashia (Tassie) Vasthi Lewis was charged on September 25th with Medical Assistance Provider Fraud. Lewis turned herself in that morning to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center …

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  • Published on October 2, 2020 - 14:19 GMT

    23rd Annual Silent Witness Ceremony to be held virtually

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 2, 2020 – Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that the 23rd Annual Silent Witness Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, October 6th, at 10 a.m. at the South Carolina Statehouse. This ceremony recognizes the women and men who died …

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  • Published on October 1, 2020 - 21:23 GMT

    Former Spartanburg deputy coroner sentenced to 15 years for Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor

    (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Oct. 1, 2020 – Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that former Spartanburg deputy coroner Kip Teal has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor in the 3rd degree. Teal accepted an Alford plea on …

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