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08 29, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Tribal Prioritized Law Enforcement Training Graduation Sept. 3

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that 21 officers, including nine tribal law enforcement officers, will graduate from the state’s tribal prioritized law enforcement class course on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

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08 29, 2024

Attorney General Jackley, Lincoln County State’s Attorney Wollman Announce Sioux Falls Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Lincoln County State’s Attorney Tom Wollman announce that a Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of Possessing, Manufacturing or Distributing Child Pornography.

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08 28, 2024

Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission Re-establishes Articulation Agreement with Western Dakota Technical College

South Dakota’s Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to re-establish a reciprocity articulation agreement with Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC) of Rapid City.

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08 27, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Plea Entered, Trial Date Set In Stealing $1.8 Million in State, Federal Funds Case

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former state Department of Social Services employee has pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing an estimated $1.8 million in state and federal funds from the department’s Child Protection Services

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08 26, 2024

Attorney General Jackley To Host National Attorneys General Meeting In Deadwood

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley hosts a National Attorney General Alliance (AGA) Working Group Meeting Oct. 22-25 in Deadwood where Attorneys General from across the country will work on issues impacting states.

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08 23, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Demands Answers from Online Retailer Temu about Alleged Connections with China

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is among 21 Attorneys General demanding answers from online retailer Temu regarding its alleged ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), data collection and sharing practices, and possible violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

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08 22, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Requests U.S. Supreme Court Limit ATF Firearms Expansion Rule

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 26 other Attorneys General in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the court to limit the Biden Administration’s “Frame or Receiver” firearms rule proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF).

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08 21, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Warns Public About Telephone Scams Regarding Court-Ordered Actions

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns the public about recurring scam telephone calls where citizens are threatened with arrest warrants or fines for failure to perform a court-ordered action.

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08 20, 2024

Draft Explanations Released For Proposed 2026 Initiated Measure on Prayer in Schools

At the request of the sponsor, an explanation for a proposed initiated measure that would require non-denominational prayer in public schools, which would be on the 2026 general election ballot if approved, has been submitted for public review by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office. 

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08 19, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Praises 8th Circuit Court Decision Overruling ATF Ban

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises a recent U.S. 8th Circuit Court reversal on a federal ATF rule banning pistol braces.

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08 19, 2024

South Dakota Attorney General Jackley Files Lawsuit Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he has joined a civil antitrust lawsuit with the U.S. Justice Department and 40 other Attorneys General against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolization and other unlawful conduct in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.

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08 16, 2024

Multi-Agency Investigation Leads To Three People Arrested On Fentanyl, Methamphetamine Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces three people were arrested early Friday morning, Aug. 16, on fentanyl and methamphetamine charges following an investigation conducted by several state and local law enforcement agencies.

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08 15, 2024

Attorney General Jackley’s Statement On DCI Investigation Into Actions of Former Division of Motor Vehicles Employee

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issues this statement regarding the investigation into the actions of a former South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles employee.

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08 15, 2024

Conde Man Convicted On Seven Counts Of Grand Theft By Exploitation

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a 60-year-old man from Conde has been found guilty of seven counts of taking money from an elderly person who was in his care.

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08 14, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Challenges Biden’s Election Executive Order

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined Attorneys General from seven other states in challenging a Presidential Executive Order that would encroach on the States’ authority to regulate voter registration.

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08 14, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Encourages Legislative Consideration Of Age Verification Statute for Minors Accessing Harmful Internet Content

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley testified Wednesday that an Age Verification statute for minors accessing harmful Internet content should be considered by the South Dakota Legislature.

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08 12, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Rapid City Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for First-Degree Manslaughter

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a 51-year-old Rapid City man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to First-Degree Manslaughter.

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08 01, 2024

Attorney General Marty Jackley Announces Fort Pierre Man Convicted Of Felony Sex Crimes Against Children

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Fort Pierre man has been convicted of nine felony counts of rape, sexual contact with a child, and Incest involving two different children.

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