AG to Craigslist, Clean Up or Else

" South Carolina's attorney general has been leading the charge in getting Craigslist to remove ads from its site. That he says aid and abet in the solicitation of prostitution. They gave Craig's list a deadline of Friday when we spoke to him last. Friday's coming god and now it's Monday so has Craigslist done enough to clean up inside or -- it now face criminal prosecution. Back with us as we asked is South Carolina attorney general Henry McMaster from Columbia South Korea also kind of you to come back and -- Thank you happy to be here appreciated. So what happens now did they do the cleanup that you were requesting. Well we gave them the 5 o'clock deadline as you know this is based on the agreement way and started -- although attorneys general had from 2008 that is November by asking them to reclaim your been. It wouldn't done and then you had to a murder take place it would involve Craig's list. And so -- gave them until Friday to get their heads off in South Carolina. Law enforcement -- back in November last year and all last week did those those ads are all over the place on Craig's list -- that erotic section -- ask him to take it off as of Friday they weren't all so. -- we have opened a criminal investigation here. Debt now we have on this CEO of Craigslist who said look we've we've done. As far about as far as we could go in terms of getting -- on what have they not done to satisfy your interest. Well well we asked him to do to take all the prostitution ads -- and it's clear though prostitution -- Everybody agrees that's what they were told in November oh way that -- of prostitution -- of forty attorneys general said so law enforcement. Since so we've had one sheriff in recently did last two years it made a hundred point one arrests all from Craigslist. For prostitution -- one sheriff that made arrests in York county of Friday night of full prostitution all of Craig's list that was after -- deadline. Well we asked him to do is take all those ads often we gave little Friday to do -- they weren't going by Friday we have an active investigation open at this time. So mr. McMaster I got to ask you to be specific who we don't have much time here what. Precisely are you going to do who're you gonna charge what is the law that they're violating. Well the law would be as far as prostitution goes is aiding and abetting prostitution. They're big somewhat off hotel motel owner than those prostitution is going on their premises. And fails to do anything about it especially after having been -- this assigned salt of the premise. And we have an open investigation going now on it would really be improper and comment much further than that. Then to say that we you know we do have an open investigation going we have. Sheriff so around the mistake they were in contact with that this time. So it's too early to say whether there will be an indictment are you writing an indictment as we speak. Well it prosecutors aren't supposed to make those kind of statements. This -- a very public matter and because of that under the rules I'm allowed to say. -- Yes we've been in contact with Craigslist lawyer in South Carolina. And and is there any movement any chance that a deal can be struck before an indictment goes out. Well all I'm able to say. That is then you must be careful in criminal investigations is that one has opened at this time as we have described. To go any further than that to make predictions -- predict objections. I think would be improper well it's very kind he had to come back and see a Serb police stay in touch we're going to have both sides of this represented here on Fox Business both your side and Craig's list Henry McMaster South Carolina attorney general good to see -- thanks I."