http://www.scattorneygeneral.com/ Latest news stories from the South Carolina Attorney General. en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT Tue, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT pgowder@scag.gov http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/myrtlebeach_icac2.pdf –- Statement by South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster "This is a victory for the taxpayers and the constitution. If left standing, these billions in unconstitutional National Health Care mandates will push our state toward fiscal insolvency, trample on individual rights, and cripple small businesses, said McMaster. "Today's ruling is the first step in protecting our sovereignty and state economy." 12 october 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/healthcarelawsuit.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/healthcarerelease2.pdf –S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that on January 1, 2011, the state health plan will be forced to incur almost $20 million in additional taxpayer costs to comply with President Obama's national health care law. 6 october 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/healthcarerelease2.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/silentwitness.pdf –Attorney General Henry McMaster led participants through the annual Silent Witness Domestic Violence ceremony that was held today on the south steps of the State House in Columbia. The ceremony marked the first week of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 5 october 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/backpage_release.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/backpage_release.pdf –South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has joined twenty (20) other state attorneys general in calling on Backpage.com to close its adult services section to fight prostitution, human trafficking and sexual exploitation of children. 21 september 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/backpage_release.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/Release93.pdf –Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Johnny B. Jackson, 59, of 272 Cherry Hill Road, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, was arrested on August 31, 2010, by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) for distribution of child pornography. 3 september 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/Release93.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/Release91.pdf –Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Raymond Stephen Cain, 24, of 1542 Pinopolis Road, in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, was arrested on August 27, 2010, by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) for distribution of child pornography. 1 september 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/Release91.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/spartanburg_icac.pdf –Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Christopher Eugene Carter, 41, of 320 Mitchell Street, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, was arrested on August 25, 2010, by the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office on child pornography charges. 26 august 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/spartanburg_icac.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/hartsville_icac.pdf –Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Wayne Andrew Crider, 58, of 1665 Highway 98 East in Danielsville, Georgia, was arrested on August 11, 2010, in an Internet Predator sting conducted by the City of Hartsville Police Department. 11 august 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/hartsville_icac.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/Release862010C.pdf –South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster today announced a victory in the state's fight against online prostitution on Craigslist. 06 august 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/Release862010C.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/Release862010.pdf –Columbia -South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster and nineteen (19) other state attorneys general and governors today filed a response to the Department of Justice’s motion to dismiss in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care reform act. Today’s filing also includes the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) as a co-plaintiff on behalf of its members nationwide, as well as two individual citizens. 06 august 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/Release862010.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/Release8620102.pdf –Columbia - Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Jason Nem Smith, 30, of 208 Harrison Acres Drive, in Campobello, South Carolina, was arrested on August 5, 2010, by the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office on child pornography charges. 06 august 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/Release8620102.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/Release7302010.pdf –Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that John Patrick Greer, 44, of 110 Creekpoint Drive in Greenville, South Carolina, was arrested on July 29, 2010, in an Internet Predator sting conducted by the City of Greenville Police Department. 30 july 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/Release7302010.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/bamburg_icac.pdf – Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Grady Bernard Ponds, 41, and Rhonda Jean Ponds, 40, both of 71 Society Street in Bamberg, South Carolina, were arrested on July 27, 2010, by the Attorney General’s Office on charges of child pornography. 29 july 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/bamburg_icac.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/anderson_icac2.pdf – –Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Donnie Shawn Elliott, 32, of 81 Plum Lane in Andrews, South Carolina, was arrested on July 27, 2010, in an Internet Predator sting conducted by the City of Anderson Police Department. 28 july 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/anderson_icac2.pdf http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/sled_icac.pdf – – Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Benjamin Dale Pilgrim, 26, of 1557 Midway Road, in Pickens, South Carolina, was arrested on July 20, 2010, by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) for distribution of child pornography. 09 july 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.scag.gov/newsroom/pdf/2010/sled_icac.pdf