Expanding CSAM Probe: Lowcountry Official Hit with 23-Count Federal Indictment
Prosecutors allege Hanahan councilman Kevin Hedgpeth exploited at least 19 minors across multiple states over a period spanning nearly five years…...
FBI
Lexington Teen Accused of Staging His Own Kidnapping
by Erin Parrott
17-year-old now faces multiple felony charges after investigators uncover alleged conspiracy tied to violent burglary......
Feds: Southern Poverty Law Center Funded Extremist Groups
by Jenn Wood
Feds allege nonprofit secretly funded extremist figures while telling donors it was fighting them......
Feds Detail Graphic Allegations Against Lowcountry S.C. Official
by Will Folks
Hanahan mayor pro tempore Kevin Hedgpeth accused of paying dozens of underage male and female victims for child porn......
Another South Carolina Official Arrested in Child Porn Sting
by Will Folks
Feds descend on the home of Hanahan city councilman Kevin Hedgpeth......
S.C. ‘Ganjapreneur’ Vape Shop Sting: First Indictments Handed Down
by Erin Parrott
Massive statewide crackdown targeting illegal THC products leads to multiple trafficking charges, millions in seized contraband…...
S.C. Race-Based Suburban Shooter Pleads Guilty
by Jenn Wood
Guilty plea resolves federal case against Jonathan Felkel — with roughly eight to nine years of prison time now contemplated under a negotiated agreement....
Disgraced S.C. Judge’s Bid to Exclude Evidence Denied
by Jenn Wood
Self-incriminating statements made by former Palmetto State magistrate James B. Gosnell Jr. will also remain part of the public record......
Greenville S.C. Lab Executives Charged in Pandemic Fraud Scheme
by Jenn Wood
Covid testing scam at center of multi-count indictment......
Ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright Returns to Federal Court for Status Conference
Whistleblower tip and Wright’s call to SLED rehashed as disgraced former sheriff moves closer to sentencing....