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12 31, 2013

Belle Fourche Police Department to Receive Money for Tactical Guns from Drug Control Fund

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12 31, 2013

Davison County Sheriff’s Office to Receive Money for Mobile Video Units

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12 30, 2013

Law Enforcement Continues to Seek Public Assistance in Search for Rachel Cyriacks

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12 19, 2013

A.G. Jackley Addresses Ocwen Mortgage Servicing Wrongs through Joint State-Federal Settlement

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12 19, 2013

Attorney General Jackley Urges Target Customers To Review Statements and Report Unauthorized Charges

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12 13, 2013

Attorney General Response on $550,000 Diversion of Funds to the Federal EB-5 Program

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12 11, 2013

South Dakota Joins Supreme Court Brief Supporting Law Abiding Citizens’ Right to Buy, Sell Firearms

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12 09, 2013

16th Annual Pie Day Scheduled for Saturday December 14th

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12 04, 2013

Attorney General Jackley Warns of Scams Targeting Green Dot MoneyPak Card Users

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11 27, 2013

Attorney General Jackley Provides Holiday Shopping Tips

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11 25, 2013

South Dakota Joins Challenge to National Labor Relations Board Action

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11 21, 2013

Richard Benda Death Investigation Results Released

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11 19, 2013

S.D. A.G. Announces $17 Million Multistate Settlement with Google Over Tracking of Consumers

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11 19, 2013

Union County to Create K9 Unit with Help from Drug Control Fund

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11 18, 2013

Sioux Falls Man Sentenced in Theft by Deception Case

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11 18, 2013

A. G. Addresses FDA to Consider Limited Regulation on E-Cigarettes for Minors Under Age 18

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11 14, 2013

Attorney General’s Office Releases Officer Involved Shooting Summary

PIERRE, S.D  - Attorney General Marty Jackley and the Division of Criminal Investigation today released the summary into the shooting of Jacob Daniel Westberg, 22, on October 14, 2013, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Division of Criminal Investigation conducted the investigation at the request of the Sioux Falls Police Department.

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11 14, 2013

Judge Larry Long and Attorney General Marty Jackley receive 24/7 Award

(Sioux Falls, SD) – Judge Larry Long, Presiding Judge of the 2nd Judicial Circuit, South Dakota and South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley have been selected by the Justice Management Institute (JMI) as the recipients of its Award for Excellence in Justice System Innovation and Improvement to recognize their leadership and achievements in enhancing and improving the administration of justice.

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11 12, 2013

4th Annual Blue Light Memorial Event to Recognize Fallen Law Enforcement Officers

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11 08, 2013

Attorney General Jackley Warns of Charitable Scams Related to Blizzard Disaster

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11 06, 2013

Jerauld County Sheriff’s Office to Receive Money from Drug Control Fund

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11 06, 2013

Yankton Police Department to Receive Money for Mobile Video Recording Program

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11 05, 2013

Sioux Falls Police Department to Receive Money for Surveillance and Protective Equipment

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11 05, 2013

Rapid City Man Sentenced for Distribution and Possession of a Controlled Substance

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11 04, 2013

Sanborn County Sheriff’s Office to Receive Money from Drug Control Fund for Camera Systems

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11 04, 2013

J&J and Janssen To Pay More Than $1.6 Billion to Resolve Health Care Fraud Allegations

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10 31, 2013

State to Request S.D. Supreme Court to Review Engesser Vehicular Homicide Case

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10 30, 2013

Attorney General’s Office Releases Officer Involved Shooting Summary

PIERRE, S.D  - Attorney General Marty Jackley and the Division of Criminal Investigation today released the summary into the shooting of William Chandler, 27, on September 30, 2013, in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Division of Criminal Investigation conducted the investigation at the request of the South Dakota Highway Patrol.

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10 23, 2013

Roberts County Man Arrested for Threatening Judicial Officer

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10 21, 2013

S.D. Joins Freedom of Religion Challenge to HHS Implementation of Health Care Mandate

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10 21, 2013

Newell Couple Arrested on Multiple Counts of Child Abuse

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10 18, 2013

Lyman County Man Sentenced in Aggravated Assault Case

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10 16, 2013

South Dakota Child Identification Program Event in Elk Point

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10 16, 2013

U.S. Supreme Court to hear State Attorneys General Challenge

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10 15, 2013

Attorney General’s Office to Review Officer Involved Shooting in Sioux Falls

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10 10, 2013

States Announce $30 Million Settlement and Consent Judgment Against Affinion

PIERRE, S.D  -  Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 46 other states and the District of Columbia today to announce that Affinion, and its subsidiaries Trilegiant and Webloyalty, will pay over $30 million to settle allegations that they misled consumers into signing up and paying for discount clubs and membership. 

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10 03, 2013

Robocallers Target Cell Phone Users in Debit Card Scam

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10 01, 2013

Optometrist Settles Healthcare Case with South Dakota and United States

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10 01, 2013

Attorney General’s Office to Review Officer Involved Shooting in Rapid City

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09 27, 2013

Survivor of Drunk-Driving Crash to Speaks to SD Students about Importance of Making Good Decisions

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09 26, 2013

Avon Man Plead Guilty to Failing to File or Amend Statement for Political Action Committee

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09 24, 2013

Pennington County Jury Convicts Rapid City Man of Distribution and Possession of Controlled Substanc

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09 24, 2013

Law Enforcement Released Additional Information in Union County Case

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09 23, 2013

South Dakota Objects to Federal Withholding of Timber Sale Revenue

PIERRE, S.D  - Attorney General Marty Jackley and thirteen Western Attorneys General (CWAG) today called on the Federal Government to end the sequestration of timber sale funds. These funds owed to the states under the federal Budget Control Act (BCA), specifically, the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS), Twenty Five Percent Fund Act (25% Fund), and the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act (Grasslands payments

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09 23, 2013

Vehicle Recovered in Rural Union County Believed to be Related to 1971 Missing Persons Case

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09 19, 2013

Iowa Man Arrested for Burglary, Arson and Intentional Damage to Property

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09 19, 2013

Attorney General Jackley Files Suit Against EPA for Failure to Follow Federal Law

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09 19, 2013

State Permitting Process for Powertech Applications

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09 18, 2013

SDCHIP Program Continues to ID Kids Statewide

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09 12, 2013

Door-to-Door Scams Continue to Target South Dakota Citizens

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09 11, 2013

Union County Jury Convicts Sioux Falls Man of Possession of Child Pornography

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09 11, 2013

Bennett County Sheriff’s Office to Receive Money for a Search Warrant Entry Equipment and Drug Surve

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09 10, 2013

South Dakota Supreme Court Dismisses John Graham Appeal

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09 10, 2013

Minnesota Man Arrested for Attempted Murder in Roberts County

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09 05, 2013

MoneyGram to Return Money to Eligible Consumers

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09 04, 2013

Sioux Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Theft by Deception Charge

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09 03, 2013

South Dakota Child Identification Program Event in Rapid City

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08 29, 2013

Sioux Falls Man Guilty of Election Law Violations

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08 27, 2013

Chamberlain Police Department to Create K9 Unit with Help from Drug Control Fund

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08 27, 2013

Computer Scam Resurfaces and Targets South Dakota Consumers

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08 27, 2013

Governor Dennis Daugaard and A. G. Jackley Commend Federal Government on Reversing Decision

PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Dennis Daugaard and Attorney General Marty Jackley announced today that the federal government has indicated it will not withhold mineral royalty payments from oil and gas states as part of the federal budget sequester. Both Daugaard and Jackley, along with many of their counterparts from other states, requested the Federal Government to end the sequestration of funds owed to the states under the federal Mineral Leasing Act (MLA)

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08 26, 2013

McCook County Sheriff’s Office to Receive Money for a Drug Dog and Canine Cargo Unit

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08 22, 2013

Circuit Court Dismisses Huber Request for Appeal

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08 12, 2013

Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit Makes Additional Arrests

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08 09, 2013

Aberdeen Police Department and Brown County Sheriff’s Office to Receive Money

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08 08, 2013

Charles Mix County Man Indicted in Vehicular Homicide Case

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08 07, 2013

Sioux Falls Man Pleads Guilty to DUI Charge

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08 07, 2013

Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit Makes Arrests

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08 06, 2013

Open Meetings Commission to Convene by Teleconference on August 23, 2013

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08 06, 2013

United States Federal District Court Dismisses Shannon County Voting Rights Lawsuit

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08 05, 2013

AG Jackley Address Federal Government’s Misuse of Sequestration to Withhold School District Funds

PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Marty Jackley and nine Western Attorneys General (CWAG) today called on the Federal Government to end the sequestration of funds owed to the states under the federal Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) and other relevant statutes.

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08 05, 2013

South Dakota Child Identification Program Event in Watertown

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08 02, 2013

South Dakota Joins Federal Litigation in Support of Legislative Discretion on Prayer Practice

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07 30, 2013

Madison Police Department to Receive Money for Patrol Car Camera Systems

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07 30, 2013

Mitchell Police Department to Receive Money for Training Dummy

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07 30, 2013

Hughes County Sheriff Mike Leidholt Named President of the National Sheriffs’ Association

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07 25, 2013

Attorney General Jackley Becomes Chairman of Conference of Western Attorneys General

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07 24, 2013

AG Jackley Leads Effort Asking Congress to Fight Prostitution and Child Sex Trafficking

PIERRE, S.D  -  Attorney General Marty Jackley today joined a bi-partisan national coalition of 47 Attorneys General and 2 Territory Attorneys General calling on Congress to amend the law to help fight prostitution and child sex trafficking.  In a letter to key members of Congress, the Attorneys General advocated that Congress amend the Communications Decency Act

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07 22, 2013

Search Warrant at Sisseton Residence Results in Two Arrests

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07 19, 2013

Jackley Warns of Transient Paving and Roofing Scams Targeting the State

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07 18, 2013

South Dakota Supreme Court Denies Rhines’ Request for Further Appeals

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07 17, 2013

Federal Courts to Uphold Current Black Hills National Forest Plan Addressing Pine Beetle Infestation

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07 17, 2013

South Dakota Courts Upholding Searches Conducted under the State’s DUI Implied Consent Law

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07 15, 2013

Attorney General’s Office Releases Officer Involved Shooting Summary

PIERRE, S.D  - Attorney General Marty Jackley and the Division of Criminal Investigation today released the summary into the shooting of Travis Ross, age 43, on June 17, 2013, in rural Pennington County, South Dakota.

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07 12, 2013

Jones County Sheriff’s Office to Receive Money for Patrol Car Cameras and Tasers

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07 10, 2013

Federal District Court Holds Apple Inc. Responsible for E-Book Price Fixing

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06 27, 2013

Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division Indicts Sioux Falls Man on Grand Theft Charges

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06 27, 2013

South Dakota Child Identification Program Event in Worthing

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06 26, 2013

South Dakota’s Definition of Marriage Remains in Effect after U.S. Supreme Court Rulings

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06 25, 2013

United States Supreme Court Rules Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act Unconstitutional

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06 24, 2013

Crime in South Dakota 2012 Publication Released

PIERRE, S.D.  – Attorney General Marty Jackley released today the Crime in South Dakota 2012 report. This report is compiled by the Attorney General’s Criminal Statistical Analysis Center (SAC). The SAC Unit is the primary clearinghouse for criminal justice statistical data for South Dakota. Criminal statistics help identify trends in criminal activity that assists in crime prevention and enforcement efforts across South Dakota.

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06 24, 2013

Warrant of Execution for Rodney Berget Issued

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06 21, 2013

Jury Returns Verdict in Bon Homme County Arson Case

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06 20, 2013

Attorney Jackley to Serve as Vice President of the National Association of Attorneys General

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06 18, 2013

A.G. Jackley Creates Advisory Commission to Oversee the Implementation of New Statewide SAVIN

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06 18, 2013

Attorney General’s Office to Review Officer Involved Shooting in Rapid City

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06 18, 2013

Law Enforcement Continue to Seek Public’s Help in I-90 Assault Sketch Drawing Released

PIERRE, S.D  -  South Dakota Law Enforcement continue to seek the public’s help in locating the individual in connection with the assault that occurred on June 13, 2013, on 1-90 mile marker 401, located between Brandon and Sioux Falls. A female driver parked on the interstate shoulder traveling westbound and driving a white Toyota Camry was approached by an individual and seriously assaulted.

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06 18, 2013

Flandreau Police Department to Receive Money for Vehicle and Equipment

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06 18, 2013

Open Meetings Commission to Convene in Huron

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06 17, 2013

Law Enforcement Responds to Clear Lake Double Shooting

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06 14, 2013

South Dakota Child Identification Program Event in Aberdeen

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06 14, 2013

Law Enforcement Seeks Public’s Help in I-90 Assault

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06 13, 2013

S.D. A.G. Brings Consumer Protection Stakeholders Together to Review Current Consumer Protection Law

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06 13, 2013

South Dakota Highway Patrol to Receive Money for SWAT Vehicle from Drug Control Fund

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06 06, 2013

Brandon Police Department to Receive Money for iRecord Recording System

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06 06, 2013

S.D. A.G's Office Participates in National Law Enforcement Initiative

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06 05, 2013

Lake County Sheriff’s Office to Receive Money for Digital Video Camera Systems

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06 04, 2013

South Dakota Borrowers Receiving Checks through National Mortgage Settlement

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06 03, 2013

United States Supreme Court Upholds DNA Collection

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05 22, 2013

South Dakotans Asked to Observe National Missing Children’s Day

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05 22, 2013

Attorney General Reaches Agreement with Penguin Group Inc. to Resolve E-Book Price-Fixing Allegati

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05 20, 2013

Attorney General’s Office Releases Testing Results for Ignition Interlock Device

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05 17, 2013

Former Optometrist Case Ends with Apology to Citizens of South Dakota in Medicaid Fraud Case

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05 16, 2013

Attorney General’s Office Warns of Phishing Scam Targeting Walmart Shoppers

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05 14, 2013

Federal Court Upholds Current Black Hills Forest Plan Addressing Pine Beetle Infestation

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05 14, 2013

John Fitzgerald and Mick Strain Honored by State’s Attorneys

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05 14, 2013

Ranbaxy Pays South Dakota over a Million to Resolve Adulterated Drugs Claims

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05 10, 2013

Burbank Man Arrested on Multiple Counts Including Aggravated Incest and Rape

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05 08, 2013

Groton Police Department to Receive Money for Ballistic Vests

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05 08, 2013

Inmates Indicted for Assault at the State Penitentiary

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05 07, 2013

Vermillion Police Department to Receive Money for Camera and Drug Surveillance Equipment

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05 07, 2013

Berget Sentenced to Death for Murder of Senior Correctional Officer Ronald Johnson

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05 06, 2013

Attorney General Jackley Warns of IRS Email Scam

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05 01, 2013

Attorney General Jackley Warns of Grandparent Scam

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04 29, 2013

Two Men Arrested in Online Predator Sting in Rapid City

PIERRE, S.D  -   Attorney General Marty Jackley announced today that local, state and federal law enforcement arrested two individuals over the weekend as a result of an online predator sting in Rapid City. Suspects responded to internet ads as part of the operation, which resulted in their arrests. 

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04 25, 2013

Charges Filed in Assault at the State Penitentiary

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04 23, 2013

South Dakota Child Identification Program Event in Buffalo

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04 23, 2013

Charles Mix County Sheriff’s Office Awarded New Vehicle with Help from Drug Control Fund

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04 23, 2013

S.D. A.G. Awards Mortgage Fraud Settlement Monies to South Dakota Housing Opportunity Fund

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04 22, 2013

South Dakota Child Identification Program Event in Rapid City

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04 17, 2013

South Dakota Child Identification Program Event in Pierre

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04 17, 2013

South Dakota Child Identification Program Event in Hot Springs

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04 17, 2013

United States Supreme Court Issues Decision on DUI Blood Testing

PIERRE, S.D  -     Attorney General Marty Jackley advises that a divided United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in Missouri v. McNeely concluding that in drunk-driving investigations the natural dissipation of alcohol in the bloodstream does not constitute an exigency in every case sufficient to justify conducting a blood test without a warrant.

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04 16, 2013

1st Choice Sales and Marketing, Inc. Representatives Enter Guilty Plea for Travel Scam

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04 16, 2013

Owners of Baron Buildings Make Court Appearance

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04 12, 2013

Endangered Missing Man, Harold Wayne Cavier

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04 12, 2013

Attorney General Warns of Questionable Business Practices in Snow Storm Cleanup

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04 08, 2013

Mitchell Man Indicted and Arrested in Brule County Homicide

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04 05, 2013

Preliminary Hearing held in Brule County for Gann Valley Woman

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04 02, 2013

South Dakota Child Identification Program Event in Rapid City

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04 02, 2013

Ft. Pierre Man Sentenced for Aggravated Assault and Discharging Firearm at Occupied Vehicle

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03 29, 2013

An Introduction to “Period of Purple Crying” to Launch Child Abuse Prevention Month

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03 26, 2013

Attorney General Jackley Urges Everyone to Help Stop Sweepstake Scams

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03 21, 2013

Rapid City Officer Involved Shooting Summary Released

PIERRE, S.D  -  Attorney General Marty Jackley and the Division of Criminal Investigation today released the summary into the shooting of Elijah White Magpie on February 21, 2013, in Rapid City, South Dakota

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03 20, 2013

Rapid City Area Individuals Arrested for Insurance Fraud

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03 15, 2013

Parolee in Custody in Relation to Brule County Murder Investigation

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03 14, 2013

Wagner Woman Sentenced on Drug Charges and Failure to Report Death of a Child

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03 14, 2013

S.D. Law Enforcement Seeks Public's Help Locating Man for Questioning in Brule County Investigation

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03 13, 2013

Huron Police Department to Receive Money for K-9 Utility Vehicle

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03 11, 2013

Jerauld County Sheriff’s Office to Receive Money for Drug Testing Kits and K9 Unit Equipment

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03 06, 2013

South Dakota Child Abduction Response Team to Conduct Mock Exercise at Kadoka High School

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03 05, 2013

Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

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02 28, 2013

Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division to Participate in National Consumer Protection Week

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02 28, 2013

Rhines’ Court Upholds the Constitutionality of South Dakota’s Lethal Injection Protocol

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02 26, 2013

Attorney General Marty Jackley and South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Warn Businesses o

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02 22, 2013

Attorney General’s Office to Review Officer Involved Shooting in Rapid City

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02 22, 2013

Buffalo County Woman Arrested in Connection with Death of 4 Year-Old Child

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02 19, 2013

Attorney General Jackley Warns Consumers of Sweepstakes Scams

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02 13, 2013

South Dakota Supreme Court Denies Berget’s Petition for Rehearing

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02 07, 2013

A.G. 24/7 Sobriety Program Receives National Recognition for Innovative Criminal Justice Practices

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01 31, 2013

A. G. Jackley Announces $120 Million Multi-State Settlement with Lender Processing Services, Inc. Ov

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01 30, 2013

Scotland Man Convicted by Jury on Second Degree Murder and Aggravated Assault in Death of Infant Son

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01 29, 2013

State Settles with Sioux Falls Doctor in Civil Case Involving Medicaid Payments

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01 28, 2013

Attorney General Marty Jackley to Present Mortgage Fraud Settlement Checks to Local Organizations

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01 28, 2013

South Dakota Child Identification Program Event in Mitchell

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01 24, 2013

Supreme Court Upholds Board of Minerals and Environment Air Quality Permit

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01 22, 2013

Wagner Woman Pleads to Drug Charges and Failure to Report Death of a Child

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01 16, 2013

Arrest Warrants Served in Roberts County

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01 09, 2013

Owners of Baron Buildings Charged with Grand Theft by Deception

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01 08, 2013

Roberts County Man Arrested on Murder Charge

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01 07, 2013

Attorney General Marty Jackley Announces 2013 Legislative Proposals

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01 04, 2013

Attorney General Jackley Warns Businesses and Consumers to be Cautious of Government Imposter Scams

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01 03, 2013

South Dakota Supreme Court Rules on Berget Death Penalty Case

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01 02, 2013

South Dakota Sex Offender Registry Maintains National Certification

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