The Rumor Mill

 

We are frequently contacted due to unsubtantiated reports involving missing children, criminal activity, and scams. This link is an excellent resource for checking into information that may come to your attention and spark your interest.

 

 

 

 

Here are some sites that provide preventative education and the ability to report certain crimes such as identity theft, scams and other frauds:

 

 

South Carolina Attorney General  (The Attorney General's Office is organized into six divisions: criminal, civil, opinions, finance and information services, administration and securities.)

 

South Carolina Secretary of State (research scams, corporations, charities...)

 

  (Largest and most comprehensive directory of South Carolina information on the Internet.)

 

Internet Crime Complaint Center  (FBI and National White Collar Crime Center partnership)

 

 

Federal Trade Commission  (FTC's Identity Theft website)

 

  (The NCPC’s mission is to be the nation's leader in helping people keep themselves, their families, and their communities safe from crime.)

 

 

Crime Statistics:

 

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/table_06.html#m  (National Crime Statistics)

 

http://www.sccja.org/census_report.html  (South Carolina Crime Statistics)

 

 

Legal Research Sites:

 

South Carolina Legislature

 

South Carolina Judicial Department

 

Various weapons issues and concealed carry laws across the country:

 

Handgunlaw.us