Aug 26, 2026

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces largest Big Tech settlement in history

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The up to $17.1 billion settlement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, requires new safety features designed to protect children.

Aug 25, 2026

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces State Grand Jury indictments against alleged fentanyl manufacturing ring

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The investigation is focused primarily on a fentanyl trafficking organization operating in Greenwood and Abbeville Counties with ties to Aiken, McCormick, Anderson, Greenville and Richland Counties.

Aug 25, 2026

Lexington man arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* charge

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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Hunter Scott Duncan, 31, on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.

Aug 25, 2026

Lexington man arrested on Criminal Solicitation of a Minor charge

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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Joshua Rene Massalou, 31, on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Aug 24, 2026

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces State Grand Jury indictments alleging large drug trafficking pipeline from Mexican cartels to the Charleston area

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The case grew out of investigations into unsanctioned nightclubs known for drawing large crowds, including gang members and illegal immigrants, and which became hubs for narcotics trafficking, prostitution, and gang violence.

Aug 24, 2026

Columbia man arrested on Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and related charges

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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Timothy Lewis Anderson, 66, on three charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Aug 21, 2026

Attorney General Alan Wilson defends parental rights at SCOTUS

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He is co-leading a friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court defending the right of parents to send their children to private school without giving up access to generally available public benefits.

Aug 20, 2026

Attorney General Alan Wilson's Office files Correction of False Statement in the Murdaugh case

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The filing seeks "to correct factually inaccurate statements made by defense counsel...."

Aug 19, 2026

Attorney General Alan Wilson celebrates victory in fight against illegal immigration

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal brought by suspected members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, who were trying to avoid removal from the United States by the Trump administration.