| 12 27, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced the appointment of Mellette County State’s Attorney Zach Pahlke to the 24/7 Sobriety Program Advisory Board. Read More |
| 12 26, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced the appointment of Turner County State’s Attorney Katelynn B. Hoffman to serve on the South Dakota Open Meetings Commission effective immediately. Read More |
| 12 19, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today praised the United States Senate as it passed, with unanimous consent, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act sponsored by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Ed Markey (D-MA). Read More |
| 12 18, 2019 | South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that South Dakota has joined with the states of Alabama and Louisiana in a lawsuit aimed at protecting the rule of law in the United States. Read More |
| 12 17, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that 23-year old Allen Theodore Smith of Brookings, was sentenced to 7 years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary at the Brookings County Courthouse in Brookings, South Dakota. Read More |
| 12 11, 2019 | South Dakota Attorney General Chief Deputy Charles McGuigan was recognized by the National Association of Attorneys General 2019 Senior Staff of the Year Award winner at an event in Washington, D.C. Read More |
| 11 26, 2019 | The Open Meetings Commission will meet Thursday, December 5, 2019, at 11:30 a.m. (CST) via teleconference. Read More |
| 11 05, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg and the Division of Criminal Investigation today released the summary into the shooting of Trent Wagner, 29, Baltic, SD, on October 6, 2019, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Read More |
| 11 04, 2019 | South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg confirms that on November 4, 2019, at approximately 7:35 p.m., Charles Russell Rhines was given lethal injections to end his life to answer for his crimes. Read More |
| 10 31, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that the Honorable Judge Jon C. Sogn, Circuit Court Judge for the Second Judicial Circuit in South Dakota, has denied Charles Russell Rhines’ request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction as well as his request for a stay of execution. Read More |
| 10 25, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that the South Dakota Supreme Court has denied Charles Russell Rhines’ motion to stay his execution and also has affirmed the dismissal of his challenge to the written policy of the South Dakota Department of Corrections. Read More |
| 10 25, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced that, for the second time today, Charles Russell Rhines has lost an appeal. Read More |
| 10 24, 2019 | Attorney General Jason R. Ravnsborg announced today that South Dakota and other states have reached an agreement with Reckitt Benckiser Group (“Reckitt”) to settle allegations that the company improperly marketed and otherwise promoted the drug Suboxone, resulting in improper expenditures of state Medicaid funds. Read More |
| 10 22, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today joined a bipartisan coalition of 46 state and territory Attorneys General, led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey, in calling on Facebook, Craigslist, and eBay to take proactive measures against alcohol sales on their platforms which frequently violate state laws. Read More |
| 10 18, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced a multistate settlement along with 41 states and the District of Columbia which will require Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc. to pay nearly $116.9 million for their deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices.
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| 10 17, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today federal authorities have certified that the South Dakota's Sex Offender Registry continues to substantially implement the provisions of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Read More |
| 10 10, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced the appointment of Clay County State’s Attorney Alexis A. Tracy to serve on the South Dakota Open Meetings Commission. Read More |
| 10 01, 2019 | South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg proudly announces today that The Smith-Doyle Autism CARES Act of 2019, (HR 1058), was signed into law by the President after being approved unanimously by the United States Senate following July passage by U.S. House of Representatives. Read More |
| 09 16, 2019 | Attorney General Ravnsborg released the following statement regarding the filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy by Purdue Pharma. Read More |
| 09 11, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is urging South Dakota residents to be vigilant of transient contractor scams following the severe weather seen in Sioux Falls. Read More |
| 09 09, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced that South Dakota is joining with 50 attorneys general in a multistate, bipartisan investigation of tech giant Google’s business practices in accordance with state and federal antitrust laws Read More |
| 09 06, 2019 | MEDIA ADVISORY:
South Dakota’s Jason Ravnsborg Joins State Attorneys General to Announce Bi-Partisan, Multistate Investigation into Business Practices of Large Tech Firms
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| 09 03, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that his office has filed an amended complaint in the civil lawsuit in South Dakota State Circuit Court against prescription drug manufacturers Purdue, Endo and Janssen. Read More |
| 08 29, 2019 | South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today an Attorney General Explanation for a proposed initiated measure has been filed with the Secretary of State. Read More |
| 08 29, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced that he is joining a bipartisan coalition of 47 attorneys general calling upon Congress to authorize the Autism CARES Act of 2019. Read More |
| 08 26, 2019 | South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today an Attorney General Explanation for a proposed constitutional amendment has been filed with the Secretary of State. Read More |
| 08 22, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced that as a result of a bipartisan, public/private coalition of 51 attorneys general and 11 phone companies the phone companies have agreed to adopt eight principles to fight illegal robocalls. Read More |
| 08 16, 2019 | South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today an Attorney General Explanation for a proposed constitutional amendment has been filed with the Secretary of State. Read More |
| 08 14, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that Jennifer Ahrendt, 46, of Trent, SD, has been sentenced following a guilty plea entered on May 21, 2019 before 2nd Circuit Court Judge Bradley G. Zell, for the crime of Theft by Exploitation of an Elder or Adult with a Disability, a Class 4 Felony. Read More |
| 08 13, 2019 | South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has been appointed as the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) representative to the Special Olympics and Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) executive council. Read More |
| 08 12, 2019 | South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, along with the South Dakota Retailers Association, is alerting businesses to be on the lookout for a credit card scam which is impacting the state. Read More |
| 08 05, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has sent a letter to Congressional leadership in both chambers, asking for the removal of federal barriers that are currently preventing health care providers from offering treatment for opioid use disorder. Read More |
| 08 05, 2019 | South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today an Attorney General Explanation for a proposed initiated measure has been filed with the Secretary of State. Read More |
| 07 26, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that 54 year old Ervin Morris Cook, Jr., was sentenced to 60 years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary at the Yankton County Courthouse in Yankton, South Dakota. Read More |
| 07 26, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that South Dakota has joined with the states of Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, and Oklahoma in approving an agreement between the United States Department of Justice, Sprint, T-Mobile and Dish Network. Read More |
| 07 26, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that Derek M. Berman, 29, Pierre, South Dakota, has been indicted by a Hughes County Grand jury Read More |
| 07 22, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General, comprising 48 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has reached a settlement with Equifax as the result of an investigation into a massive 2017 data breach. Read More |
| 06 26, 2019 | South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today an Attorney General Explanation for a proposed initiated measure has been filed with the Secretary of State. Read More |
| 06 25, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that a Warrant of Execution for Charles Russell Rhines has been issued by Seventh Circuit Court Judge Robert A. Mandel. Read More |
| 06 21, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today advises all South Dakota consumers to be on the lookout for online messages offering free grants. Read More |
| 06 21, 2019 | Today the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kaestner 1992 Family Trust. Read More |
| 06 20, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg and the Division of Criminal Investigation today released the summary into the shooting of George Lee Rinzy, Jr., 44, Sioux Falls, on May 21, 2019, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Read More |
| 05 28, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg and Day County States Attorney Danny R. Smeins announced today that Jose Anibal Quinones Rodriguez, 37, Aberdeen, has been found guilty. Read More |
| 05 24, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today joined a group of 51 Attorneys General in urging the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to automatically forgive the student loans of veterans who became totally and permanently disabled in connection with their military service. Read More |
| 05 23, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today the appointment of Gary Gaikowski, Major Rick Miller of the South Dakota Highway Patrol, and the re-appointment of Randall Rosenau, to the Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission. Read More |
| 05 23, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg joined with 47 Attorneys General across the nation this week to ask Congress, again, to amend the Communications Decency Act in order to make sure state and local authorities are able to protect our citizens online and take appropriate action against criminal actors. Read More |
| 05 21, 2019 | – Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg confirms that the Division of Criminal Investigation, at the request of the Minnehaha County State’s Attorney and the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating the officer involved shooting that occurred Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at approximately 3:05 p.m. (CDT). Read More |
| 04 25, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today reminds all South Dakotans that this Saturday, April 27, 2019, is National Drug Take Back Day. Read More |
| 04 15, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced that the United States Supreme Court has once again denied an appeal by 62-year-old death row inmate Charles Russell Rhines. Read More |
| 04 03, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has completed its audit and review of the state’s implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. Read More |
| 04 02, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg released today the Crime in South Dakota 2018 report. Read More |
| 04 01, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that a Yankton County Grand Jury indicted Stephen R. Falkenberg, 45, Yankton, on one count of 2nd Degree Murder, and one count of 1st degree Manslaughter. Read More |
| 03 25, 2019 | With the recent weather damage and flooding occurring in neighboring states, Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg reminds South Dakotans to use care and caution in donating to relief efforts and to avoid charity scams. Read More |
| 03 25, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today issued a clarifying statement regarding the legality of Industrial Hemp and CBD oils. Read More |
| 03 12, 2019 | South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that he has filed Attorney General explanations for two proposed constitutional amendments with the Secretary of State. Read More |
| 03 06, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that Delano James Brafford was found guilty and sentenced today at the Bon Home County Courthouse to 4 years to the SD State Penitentiary. Read More |
| 03 05, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today urged the U.S. Senate to enact the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, legislation to curb illegal robocalls and spoofing. Read More |
| 02 28, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced that Wells Fargo has begun a consumer redress review program through which consumers who have not yet been made whole through other remediation programs already in place can seek to have their inquiry or complaint reviewed by a Wells Fargo escalation team for possible relief. Read More |
| 02 28, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that Jason Paul Day was sentenced to 10 years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary at the Brookings County Courthouse in Brookings, South Dakota. Read More |
| 02 08, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg extends his appreciation to the South Dakota Legislature and Governor Kristi Noem for signing SB 20 into law, updating South Dakota law to better protect consumers; and SB 21, updating South Dakota Codified Law to allow for the transfer of interest in certain tobacco escrow monies under the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. Read More |
| 02 01, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today the recommendation of Gregg Gass of De Smet, S.D. to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Read More |
| 01 31, 2019 | The meeting of the South Dakota Government Accountability Board scheduled for Friday, February 1, 2019, has been cancelled and rescheduled to Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 3:00 pm, CT. Read More |
| 01 29, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today the appointment of Andy Howe of Vermillion to the Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission. Read More |
| 01 29, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg and the South Dakota Masons want to remind parents and guardians of the upcoming South Dakota Child Identification Program (SDCHIP) event. Read More |
| 01 29, 2019 | Aerodynamics, Inc., doing business as California Pacific Air (CP Air) recently ceased providing air service to the Pierre and Watertown airports. Read More |
| 01 25, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced the appointment of First Circuit Presiding Judge Cheryle Gering to serve on the South Dakota 24/7 Sobriety Program Advisory Board. Read More |
| 01 24, 2019 | Attorney General Jason R. Ravnsborg announced today that South Dakota has joined with other states and the federal government to reach an agreement in principle with Walgreen Co. (Walgreens). Read More |
| 01 24, 2019 | Attorney General Jason R. Ravnsborg announced today that South Dakota has joined the United States, the District of Columbia, and other States in settling allegations against Walgreens Boots Alliance (Walgreens). Read More |
| 01 24, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced the appointment of Lyman County Sheriff Steve Manger to serve on the South Dakota 24/7 Sobriety Program Advisory Board. Read More |
| 01 15, 2019 | The Neiman Marcus Group LLC has agreed to pay $1.5 million and implement a number of policies to resolve an investigation with 43 states and the District of Columbia. Read More |
| 01 14, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that Curt Wayne Adams Sr. was sentenced to 18 years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary at the Yankton County Courthouse in Yankton, South Dakota. Read More |
| 01 09, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg and Gregory County State’s Attorney Amy Bartling announce that Chance Glenn Harruff, 48, Hamill, was sentenced to life in the South Dakota State Penitentiary today at the Gregory County Courthouse in Burke, South Dakota. Read More |
| 01 07, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that Career Education Corp. (CEC) has agreed to reform its recruiting and enrollment practices. Read More |
| 01 07, 2019 | Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that Joseph Michael Schmitz, 48, Madison, SD, has pled guilty to First Degree Manslaughter. Read More |
| 01 07, 2019 | Since November of 2018 the South Dakota Attorney General’s office has been warning consumers of fictitious shipping companies operating under the names Sioux Falls Vehicle Carriers and SD Safe Transport. Both companies claimed to be physically located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, but they never existed. Read More |
| 01 03, 2019 | Today the South Dakota Supreme Court affirmed Jason Paul Lewandowski's conviction for the 2015 murder of Jeremy Hendrickson. Read More |
