| 01 31, 2019 | GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD MEETING RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019The 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 RAVNSBORG APPOINTS HOWE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSIONAttorney 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 | SOUTH DAKOTA CHILD IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM EVENT IN RAPID CITY 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 | DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO CUSTOMERS OF CP AIRAerodynamics, 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 | 1ST CIRCUIT PRESIDING JUDGE CHERYLE GERING APPOINTED TO 24/7 SOBRIETY PROGRAM ADVISORY BOARD 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 | WALGREENS CO. TO PAY $60 MILLION TO SETTLE MEDICAID FALSE CLAIMS ACT ALLEGATIONSAttorney 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 | WALGREENS TO PAY $209.2 MILLION TO RESOLVE ALLEGATIONS RELATED TO FRAUDULENT OVER-DISPENSING OF INSULIN PENSAttorney 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 | LYMAN COUNTY SHERIFF APPOINTED TO 24/7 SOBRIETY PROGRAM ADVISORY BOARD 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 | AG JASON RAVNSBORG JOINS $1.5M SETTLEMENT WITH RETAILER NEIMAN MARCUS OVER 2013 DATA BREACHThe 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 | SENTENCING COMPLETE FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BY YANKTON MANAttorney 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 | GREGORY COUNTY MAN SENTENCED FOR 2ND DEGREE MURDERAttorney 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 | FOR-PROFIT EDUCATION COMPANY FORGOES COLLECTING LOANS AND CHANGES PRACTICES IN MULTI-STATE AGREEMENTAttorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that Career Education Corp. (CEC) has agreed to reform its recruiting and enrollment practices. Read More |
| 01 07, 2019 | LAKE COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FIRST DEGREE MANSLAUGHTERAttorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that Joseph Michael Schmitz, 48, Madison, SD, has pled guilty to First Degree Manslaughter. Read More |
| 01 07, 2019 | ATTORNEY GENERAL RAVNSBORG WARNS CONSUMERS OF ADDITIONAL FAKE SHIPPING COMPANIESSince 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 | South Dakota Supreme Court Affirms Lewandowski Murder ConvictionToday the South Dakota Supreme Court affirmed Jason Paul Lewandowski's conviction for the 2015 murder of Jeremy Hendrickson. Read More |
