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Manning Man Arrested in Internet Predator Sting
March 12, 2010
–– Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that William Mathis Ardis, 27, of 4812 June Burn Road in Manning, South Carolina, was arrested on March 11, 2010, in an undercover Internet sting conducted by the Attorney General’s Office.
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Orangeburg Police Arrest Walhalla Man in Internet Predator Sting
March 12, 2010
–– General Henry McMaster announced today that Calvin Moore, 41, of 124 Hillsdale Drive in Walhalla, South Carolina, was arrested on March 8, 2010, in an Internet Predator sting conducted by the City of Orangeburg Department of Public Safety.
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Toyota To Assist Car Owners In Need Of Recall Repairs
March 3, 2010
–– South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that arranging recall repairs will now be easier for Toyota owners in South Carolina.
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Statement by Attorney General Henry McMaster Regarding Yucca Mountain
February 24, 2010, 2010
–South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster today issued the following statement:
“South Carolina has a vested interest in insuring that the Yucca Mountain licensing proceedings continue, so that the spent fuel and other nuclear material now being temporarily stored in our state will be safely placed in the Yucca Mountain repository, as mandated by the United States Congress.
Following a review of South Carolina’s legal options, this office will file a Petition to Intervene with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week, and will take additional legal action in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.”
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Mauldin Police Arrest Lancaster Man In Internet Predator Sting
February 23, 2010
–Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Floyd Wayne Daniels, 40, of 528 Creekside Park Lane in Lancaster, South Carolina, was arrested on February 22, 2010, in an Internet Predator sting conducted by the City of Mauldin Police Department.
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Aiken Sheriff Arrests Georgia Man in Internet Predator Investigation
February 23, 2010
–Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Joshua David Taylor, 21, of 4608 Holly Hill Road in Evans, Georgia, was arrested on February 18, 2010, in an Internet Predator case investigated by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office.
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Statement by Attorney General Henry McMaster Regarding Yucca Mountain
February 16, 2010, 2010
–South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster issued the following statement concerning President Obama’s decision on February 1, 2010, to terminate plans for nuclear waste storage at the Yucca Mountain facility in Nevada.
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McMaster Joins Effort to Protect Religious Groups’ Legal Rights
February 4, 2010, 2010
–South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has joined a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court that defends the right of the Christian Legal Society (“CLS”) at the University of California Hastings to determine the group’s membership based on adherence to its basic viewpoints. The university has denied recognition of the religious student organization because the group requires its officers and voting members to agree with its core religious values.
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Five Indicted By State Grand Jury In Criminal Gang Case
January 14, 2010, 2010
–Attorney General Henry McMaster today announced that five (5) individuals were
indicted on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, by the state grand jury for their participation in criminal gang
activities.
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McMaster To Organize Group Of State Attorneys General To Review Senate Health Care Bill
December 22, 2009, 2009
–“This morning, I received a letter from South Carolina's two United States Senators, Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint, asking me, as Attorney General, to investigate the legality of the special funding arrangements negotiated with Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson to secure his vote for the Senate Democrat's health care reform bill which moved forward toward eventual passage in the Senate by a vote of 60-40. "
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Irmo Man Arrested in Internet Predator Sting
December 4, 2009, 2009
–Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Richard M. Lipkin, 54, of 413 Misty Glen Circle in Irmo, South Carolina, was arrested on December 3, 2009, in an undercover Internet sting conducted by the Attorney General’s Office.
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