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Former state employee accused of stealing $1.8 million from Child Protection Services
The South Dakota Department of Social Services in Pierre. (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 indicted for stealing state funds
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Thursday a former state Department of Social Services employee has been indicted for stealing an estimated $1.8 million in state and federal funds from the department’s Child Protection Services. Lonna Carroll, 68, of Algona, Iowa is charged with two felony counts of...
Team of Midwestern women leads home-grown fight against Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis
Day after day, Lily Mendoza works to heal family and community through the Red Ribbon Skirt Society. She dedicates her life to saving the lives of others. Mendoza, a citizen of South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, founded the society eight years ago to alleviate the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. She advocates for resilience through building cultural identity among the Lakota people.
Wyoming man sentenced to 55 years in prison
PIERRE — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Thursday that a Saratoga, Wyo., man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting at a South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper during an incident at the 2023 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Wyatt James Fluty, 29, was...
Attorney General Jackley Announces Wyoming Woman Pleads Guilty to One Count of Grand Theft by Exploitation
PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Gillette, Wyo. woman has pleaded guilty to one count of felony Grand Theft by Exploitation for stealing almost $94,000 from the property of another person. Alexa Shay Kinney, 33, entered the guilty plea on Monday, July 15, in...
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