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From the Office of the Attorney General
Oct 13, 2025
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that former Lowcountry banker Russell Lucius Laffitte pleaded guilty and was sentenced on eight separate felony charges from three South Carolina State Grand Jury indictments.
Oct 13, 2025
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Christopher Garrett Yarbrough, 33, of Newberry, S.C., on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.
Oct 10, 2025
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Brandon David Lee King, 29, of Easley, S.C., on four charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.
Oct 08, 2025
Attorney General Alan Wilson and 11 other state attorneys general are demanding accountability from Meta after shocking new allegations claim the social media giant allowed Hamas terrorists to upload and circulate horrific footage of murders and abductions during the October 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel.
Oct 07, 2025
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Phenix Mashburn, 19, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.
Oct 06, 2025
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of John Lewis Cottrell, III, 45, of Johns Island, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.
Oct 03, 2025
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit has arrested Shakedda Monike Stokes, 44 years old, and Lanautica Lashay Major, 27 years old, both of Columbia.
Oct 03, 2025
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit has arrested Brett John Lerner, 32 years old, of Longs, S.C.