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RELEASE – Attorney General Alan Wilson releases 2018 Human Trafficking Task Force Annual Report
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson released the state’s Human Trafficking Task Force annual report for 2018. South Carolina was recently recognized by Shared Hope International as the most improved state in the nation in combatting human trafficking. Human trafficking is the second largest crime worldwide, behind […]
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RELEASE – Alan Wilson moves to join lawsuit to block seismic testing and offshore drilling off SC coast
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson today filed a motion in federal court aimed at blocking planned seismic testing and offshore drilling along the South Carolina coast. The attorney general filed a motion to join a lawsuit against the federal government filed by 16 South Carolina cities and towns and the state […]
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RELEASE: State Grand Jury Issues Indictments Alleging Conspiracies to Smuggle Large Amounts of Contraband into South Carolina Prisons
(COLUMBIA, SC) South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that the South Carolina State Grand Jury has issued indictments related to allegations of sophisticated and highly lucrative conspiracies to smuggle large amounts of contraband into the South Carolina prisons. According to the indictments, prevalent types of contraband include pounds of loose cigarette tobacco, cell […]
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MEDIA ADVISORY: AG Wilson to announce major State Grand Jury indictments and arrests
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson will hold a news conference Friday at 2:30 to announce major State Grand Jury indictments and arrests in a case with statewide significance. The indictments are sealed until Friday but will be available at the news conference and after the news conference online at www.scag.gov. WHO: Attorney General […]
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RELEASE: State Grand Jury issues indictment alleging public corruption
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that the South Carolina State Grand Jury has issued an indictment alleging public corruption in Sumter County. On November 14, 2018, the State Grand Jury charged VIVIAN (LIBBY) CAMPBELL DUBOSE [DUBOSE] with three counts, alleging embezzlement and misconduct in office. Count #1, embezzlement, alleges that […]
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RELEASE: State Grand Jury Issues Indictment #4 Alleging Public Corruption by former Chief Financial Officer of the Berkeley County School District
(COLUMBIA, SC) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that the South Carolina State Grand Jury has again issued a new indictment related to allegations of corruption at the Berkeley County School District [BCSD]. On November 14, 2018, the State Grand Jury charged Brantley D. Thomas, III with six additional charges related to […]
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RELEASE: Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Medicaid provider sentenced to prison for fraud
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that the owner of a counseling service has been sentenced to five years in prison for Medicaid fraud. Idris L. Talib, 38, owner of New Dominion Community Services, had offices in Anderson, Greenville, and Richland counties and was a provider under the South Carolina Medicaid Program. […]