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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May 30, 2025

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces SC victims of deceptive online training program will finally get repaid following pressure from AGs

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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is finally providing long-delayed restitution to victims of a predatory tech sales program in South Carolina and other states after their attorneys general pressed the agency for answers.

May 30, 2025

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Moncks Corner couple charged with stealing over $20,000 from vulnerable adult

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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit has arrested Larry Darnell Broadnax, Jr, 42, and Charmaine D. Broadnax, 44, both of Moncks Corner, SC.

May 29, 2025

Greenville man arrested on three Child Sexual Abuse Material* charges

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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Shannon Odell Smith, 50, on three charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.

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