South Carolina Attorney General

Alan Wilson was elected South Carolina’s 51st Attorney General on November 2, 2010, re-elected to a second term on November 4, 2014, re-elected to a third term on November 6, 2018, and re-elected to a fourth term on November 8, 2022. Since being elected, Wilson has focused on keeping South Carolina’s families safe, defending their freedom, and protecting their futures.

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The South Carolina Attorney General serves as South Carolina’s Chief Prosecutor, Chief Legal Officer, and Chief Securities Officer.

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Dec 18, 2025

Lexington County man arrested on five Child Sexual Abuse Material* charges

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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Francisco Simon Francisco Tomas, 24, of Gaston, S.C., on five charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.

Dec 18, 2025

Attorney General Alan Wilson applauds Court ruling against a state’s ban on “conversion therapy”

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A federal Appeals Court ruled against Michigan’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy,” and upheld counselors’ free speech rights, agreeing with a brief Attorney General Wilson co-led.

Dec 18, 2025

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Spartanburg woman charged with stealing more than $10,000 from vulnerable adult

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His office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit arrested Cher Deneane Cantrell, 58 years old.

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