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Indictment in alleged $1.8-million embezzlement case involving former state employee
PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) — A former employee of the Department of Social Services is accused of stealing nearly $1.8-million from South Dakota’s Child Protection Services program. Attorney General Marty Jackley announced aggravated Grand Theft charges against 68 year old Lonna Carroll Thursday morning. Carroll now lives in Algona, Iowa. She was arrested Wednesday and is awaiting extradition.
Former state employee accused of stealing $1.8 million from Child Protection Services
The South Dakota Department of Social Services in Pierre. (Photo by John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) An Iowa woman who formerly worked for the South Dakota Department of Social Services is accused of stealing an estimated $1.8 million from the department’s Division of Child Protection Services over the course of 13 years.
Former DSS employee accused of embezzling $1.8 million from state
A former state Department of Social Services employee is facing charges after officials say she embezzled $1.8 million from the department. Sixty-eight-year-old Lonna Carroll is charged with two felony counts of aggravated grand theft. Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the indictment Thursday morning. He said authorities arrested Carroll at her...
Former state employee charged with stealing nearly $2M from South Dakota’s CPS
PIERRE, S.D. (KFGO) – A former South Dakota Social Services employee has been charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing nearly $1.8 million from the state’s Child Protective Services. Lonna Carroll of Algona, Iowa was arrested Wednesday and is set to be extradited to South Dakota. Attorney General...
First SD measles case in nine years appears in Rapid City
Seven-year-old Milan Patel receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Michele Clark High School on Nov. 12, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) The first case of measles in South Dakota in nine years was reported Thursday by the state Department of Health. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that...
Newell meat locker gets $5.7M USDA Small Business Grant
NEWELL, S.D. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently pledged about $110 million to smaller and independent meat processors — including one in South Dakota — to expand their capacities in an effort to increase competition in the industry and to give farmers more options. The federal...
Former DSS employee indicted for stealing $1.78 million from state
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On Thursday, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that a former Department of Social Services employee has been indicted for stealing $1.78 million in state and federal funds from Child Protection Services. Lonna Carroll, 68, of Algona, Iowa, is charged with two...
Anti-abortion group appeals judge's ruling to South Dakota Supreme Court
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Anti-abortion group Life Defense Fund has filed an appeal to the South Dakota Supreme Court in its latest attempt to keep an abortion rights amendment from reaching the November 2024 ballot. The appeal comes after Monday’s decision by Circuit Court Judge John Pekas to dismiss...
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