Exhibit — 16 Years of Rot
Alan Wilson Has Been Robbing South Carolina Blind for Sixteen Years. He Wants Four More.
A state grand jury caught him killing a corruption probe to protect the consultant who ran his campaigns.1,18 He funneled $75 million in public settlement money into two private law firms, one of which was his former employer.5 He's pocketed 451 gifts worth nearly half a million dollars7 while South Carolina families went without.17 The State Ethics Commission opened two investigations within two months against Wilson for his campaign funds.11,12
The Wilson Way: Protect the Powerful, Bill the Rest of Us
The Wilson family has had its hand on the levers of South Carolina government for 42 years. Alan Wilson has spent sixteen of them as Attorney General, the one job whose entire purpose is to hold the powerful accountable. Instead, he ran it like a protection racket: he shielded the people around him, steered their law firms millions in public money, cashed in their gifts, and pocketed their checks.
The Receipts
The Grand Jury
A state grand jury caught Wilson interfering with a corruption probe against his own consultant. Read the exhibit Exhibit 2 $75,000,000$75 Million
Public settlement money Wilson funneled to two private law firms, one of which was his former firm. Read the exhibit Exhibit 3 $499,249The Gifts
451 gifts Wilson has pocketed in office, from Ritz dinners to overseas junkets, all while you picked up your own tab. Read the exhibit Exhibit 4 $208,000The Paycheck
Wilson's state salary in 2024, more than double what it was his first year. He never once said no to a raise. Read the exhibit Exhibit 5 2The Investigations
Active State Ethics Commission investigations into Wilson's campaign money, opened within two months of each other. Read the exhibit Exhibit 6 3 DaysPay to Play
How fast UPS donated $15,000 to the political group Wilson met with on their behalf. That's the going rate. Read the exhibit Exhibit 7 $32,000,000The Kiawah Handout
Taxpayer money Wilson handed to private developers, buried in the budget with zero committee debate. Read the exhibit“Wilson put his loyalty to Richard Quinn above his duty and obligation to the citizens of South Carolina to respect and enforce the State's laws.”South Carolina State Grand Jury, October 20181