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10 27, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Announces Pierre Man Convicted Of Assault on Law Enforcement Officers

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre man was convicted Thursday by a Hughes County jury for assaulting and threatening correctional officers at the Hughes County Jail.

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10 24, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Joins Lawsuit Against Meta For Harming Youth Mental Health

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined Attorneys General from 41 other states in filing federal or state lawsuits against Meta alleging that the company knowingly designed and developed harmful features on Instagram and other social media platforms that purposefully addicted children and teens.

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10 19, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Parents’ Rights

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined Attorneys General from 22 other states in the filing of an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support of parents’ rights where a school board is removing parental opt-outs for sex education.

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10 19, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Announces Closure To 1998 Murder Conviction

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising a South Dakota Supreme Court decision that denied a state prison inmate’s appeal of a second habeas corpus request related to his 1998 conviction for murder.

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10 13, 2023

Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Leads Effort To Recoup $477,000 In Medicaid, Veterans Overpayments

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that the office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has recouped more than $477,000 in Medicaid and Veterans Affairs overpayments which has led to the indictment of one person in the theft of those funds.

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10 13, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Announces Gregory Man Sentenced To Prison For Manslaughter

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that Alec J.  Dostal, Sr., of Gregory has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, with 20 years suspended, after he earlier had pled guilty but mentally ill to one count of first-degree manslaughter. 

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10 12, 2023

Attorney General Jackley, DCI To Review Officer Involved Shooting in Dell Rapids

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal investigation (DCI), at the request of the South Dakota Highway Patrol, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Dell Rapids.

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10 12, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Joins AG Statement Supporting Israel

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined Attorneys General from 26 other states in issuing a statement supporting Israel against the terrorist attacks by Hamas.

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10 12, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Announces Yankton Man Sentenced To Prison For Aggravated Assault

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that Ricky L. German of Yankton has been sentenced to a maximum 25 years in prison, with seven years suspended, after he earlier pled no contest to one count of aggravated assault.

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10 06, 2023

Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Huron Area Law Enforcement Officers Shooting Justified

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review indicates that three Huron Area Law Enforcement Officers were justified in shooting a man who pointed a gun at the officers during an incident that occurred Sept.7, 2023 at a Huron residence.

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10 05, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota Will Receive $372,000 In Multistate Settlement With Software Company

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that the state of South Dakota will receive almost $372,000 as its share of a $495 million multistate settlement with software company Blackbaud for exposing the personal and financial information of millions of consumers throughout the United States.

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10 03, 2023

Students Graduate Friday From 911 Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is the guest speaker Friday Oct. 6, when 15 students graduate from the latest Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course.

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