The Other Brooks Brothers and Their Sister, Too. — “Suddenly-relevant”

Although Assistant US Attorney Walt Wilkins’ music career may not have been as long lasting as the Walt Wilkins pictured here, he is as accomplished in his own right.

On the advice of both of South Carolina’s senators, President Bush today nominated Greenville’s Walt Wilkins to be the next US Attorney for the District of South Carolina.

Upon confirmation by the US Senate, Wilkins will succeed recently inducted SLED chief Reggie Lloyd in the position.

Among his notable cases are successful prosecutions of a recent human trafficking/prostitution ring, a 2007 gambling operation forfeiting $9 million to the federal government, and a bank/mortgage fraud case involving two brothers who bilked banks out of more than $20 million.

PERSONAL NOTE/OPINION: That last one was especially satisfying. One of the brothers (James Byrd) caused a good friend of this site to lose a client because he had issue with the way Byrd conducted business. He objected to his client about doing work for Byrd and had his contract canceled after Byrd then claimed that the objections were racially motivated. As a result of illegal business practices, Byrd and his brother were sentenced to 63 months in federal prison and ordered to pay over $5.5 million in restitution.

Wilkins lives in Greenville with his wife and daughter.

He is the son of Judge Billy Wilkins (former Chief Judge of the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals) and the nephew of former SC House Speaker and current US Ambassador David Wilkins but frankly has the skills and resume to deserve this position if his name were Booger McGee from Modoc, SC.

– Wilson Charles