South Dakota
SD Attorney General to provide update on DOR investigation
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is providing an update on the criminal investigation at the Department of Revenue.
Jackley will speak at a news conference at the Sioux Falls Police Department at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. You can watch the news conference in the player above or on the Dakota News Now Facebook page.
The investigation was announced in August after the DOR said an internal review revealed “an act of suspicious activity by an employee.”
The DOR investigation marks the third investigation involving state employees this year.
In July, Jackley announced Lonna Carroll, a 68-year-old from Algona, Iowa, is facing two felony counts of Aggravated Grand Theft and is accused of stealing nearly $1.8 million from the Department of Social Services. She pleaded not guilty in Hughes County Circuit Court and her trial date is set for December.
In August, a fraudulent title investigation into a former South Dakota DMV employee for forging 13 vehicle titles totaling $400,000 worth of loans was announced. Since the former employee has passed away, no charges were filed.
Jackley called on the state legislature to tighten audits after the criminal incidents.
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