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  Wilkins, W. Walter
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NameW. Walter Wilkins
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Greenville, South Carolina , United States
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InfoW. Walter Wilkins was appointed United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina on May 7, 2008, and confirmed by the Senate on June 5, 2008, as the 49th United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina. In this capacity, U.S. Attorney Wilkins serves as the chief federal prosecutor for the State of South Carolina and chairman of the district's Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee.

Mr. Wilkins is a native of Greenville, South Carolina, and a 1996 graduate of Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He received his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1999.

Mr. Wilkins has worked as an attorney with Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina, and with the Greenville-based firm of Leatherwood, Walker, Todd & Mann, PC. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Greenville Technical College. Prior to becoming the U.S. Attorney, Mr. Wilkins served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Greenville office, and handled several noteworthy cases, including one of the largest mortgage fraud cases in the district, a large-scale gambling operation which resulted in one of the largest forfeiture cases in the upstate, and a high- profile human trafficking case.

Mr. Wilkins received the United States Attorney's Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Asset Forfeiture Program in 2007; the United States Attorney's Award for Outstanding Prosecution in 2006, the United States Secret Service Award for Outstanding Prosecution in 2006, Young Lawyer of the Year Award from the American Board of Trial Advocates in 2003, Award for Heroism, Daughters of the American Revolution in 2003, and Declaration of Heroism and Naming of the Walt and Donyelle Wilkins Bridge by the Greenville County Council in 2003.

Mr. Wilkins is married and has one child.


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Father William Walter Wilkins 1942-
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Uncle David H. Wilkins 1946-

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RACES
  11/08/2022 SC Solicitor - Circuit 13 Won 98.20% (+96.40%)
  11/06/2018 SC Solicitor - Circuit 13 Won 73.81% (+48.13%)
  06/26/2018 SC Lt. Governor - R Selection Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
  11/04/2014 SC Solicitor - Circuit 13 Won 99.16% (+98.32%)
  11/02/2010 SC Solicitor - Circuit 13 Won 99.22% (+98.45%)
  06/04/2008 US Attorney - SC District Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
ENDORSEMENTS
SC District 04 - R Primary - Jun 11, 2024 R William Timmons
SC US Senate - R Primary - Jun 08, 2004 R David Beasley