| 12 31, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Howard Man Indicted on Murder, Manslaughter Charges in DeathSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Howard man has been indicted on two murder charges and a manslaughter charge in connection with a stabbing death that occurred Dec. 6 in Howard.
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| 12 31, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Howard Man Indicted on Murder, Manslaughter Charges in DeathSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Howard man has been indicted on two murder charges and a manslaughter charge in connection with a stabbing death that occurred Dec. 6 in Howard.
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| 12 30, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley to Introduce Bills on Election Integrity and Government TransparencySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces plans to introduce legislation dealing with election integrity and the state’s open meeting laws during the 2026 Legislature.
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| 12 29, 2025 | Controlled Substances in Penitentiary, Protection of Youth From Illegal Substances, AI Adult Pornographic Images Part of Attorney General Jackley’s Legislative PackageSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces three issues that his office has worked on throughout 2025 -- controlled substances in the state penitentiary, protection of youth from illegal substances, and Artificial Intelligence-generated pornographic images, are centerpieces of his legislative bill package that will be introduced in the 2026 South Dakota Legislature.
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| 12 23, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Requests Circuit Court Halt Deceptive Abortion Pill Advertising in South DakotaSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has filed a circuit court motion requesting that two companies be ordered to stop the deceptive advertising of the sale of abortion pills and abortion services in South Dakota.
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| 12 19, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Issues Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order on Reclassification of MarijuanaSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued this statement on President Trump’s Executive Order on the reclassification of marijuana in order to increase research on the drug’s medical use.
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| 12 19, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Indictments In Death of State Prison Inmate Travis Long FoxSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that two people, one a prison employee and an inmate, have been indicted on nine combined felony charges in connection with the Nov. 7, 2025, drug overdose death of State Penitentiary inmate Travis Long Fox, who was 33.
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| 12 18, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Secures Settlement with Menards On Deceptive Rebate Advertising South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive $102,888.64 as part of a multistate settlement with Menards to resolve claims that the company deceptively marketed its merchandise credit check program (commonly known as the “Menards 11% Rebate Program.”)
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| 12 16, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Beresford Police Officer Involved Shooting JustifiedSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review has determined that a Beresford Police Department Officer was justified in his use of force during a traffic stop on Friday, Nov. 21, in Beresford.
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| 12 12, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Parkston Man Convicted of Third Degree RapeSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Parkston, S.D. man has been convicted of Third Degree Rape and Taking Pictures without Consent.
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| 12 11, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Commends SD Supreme Court For Affirming Conviction on 11 Felony Crimes Against ChildrenSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley commends the South Dakota Supreme Court for unanimously upholding the conviction of a Sturgis man who was sentenced to 65 years in prison on 11 counts of felony crimes involving five different children.
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| 12 10, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Sends Cease and Desist Letter Ordering Stop to Deceptive Abortion Pill Advertising in South DakotaSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has sent a letter to Mayday Health ordering the company to immediately cease and desist the deceptive advertising of the sale of abortion pills in South Dakota and said the state may bring a lawsuit against the company if it does not comply.
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| 12 08, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Unanimously Elected President-Elect of National Association of Attorneys GeneralSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has been elected unanimously to serve as President-Elect of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) for a second time.
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| 12 06, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Charges In Howard MurderSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces one man has been charged with First Degree Murder and Second Degree Murder in the death of a woman Saturday morning in Howard.
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| 12 05, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Iroquois Man Indicted for Kingsbury County Shooting IncidentSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces an Iroquois man has been indicted on one felony count of Aggravated Assault in the Nov. 22 shooting of another man in Iroquois.
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| 12 04, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Joins National Operation Robocall RoundupSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the start of Phase 2 of the National Operation Robocall Roundup where warning letters have been issued to an additional four telecom companies demanding they stop routing illegal robocalls through their networks.
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| 12 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI Investigating Suspected Drug Overdose Death at Jameson PrisonSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating a suspected drug overdose death of an inmate that occurred last Thursday, Nov. 27, at the Jameson Prison in Sioux Falls.
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| 12 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Creates Commission to Standardize Giglio Requirements Among SD Law EnforcementSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has created a commission to help South Dakota law enforcement agencies make uniform the requirements from a United States Supreme Court case regarding what evidence must be disclosed in a criminal case.
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| 12 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Creates Commission to Standardize Giglio Requirements Among SD Law EnforcementSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has created a commission to help South Dakota law enforcement agencies make uniform the requirements from a United States Supreme Court case regarding what evidence must be disclosed in a criminal case.
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| 12 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Releases Official Opinion On Need for Multiple Election BallotsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has issued an official opinion stating that while legislation passed by the 2025 Legislature requires counties, municipalities, and school district elections be held on the same day as primary or general statewide elections in even-numbered years, the elections do not have to be on the same ballot.
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| 11 26, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Leads AG Coalition In Urging Congress to Support Tribal Warrant Fairness ActSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is among four leaders of a 39-state Attorneys General coalition urging Congress to pass the Tribal Warrant Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide critical federal law enforcement support to tribal communities across the nation.
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| 11 26, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Commends South Dakota Supreme Court For Affirming Elder Abuse, Grand Theft Case South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley commends the South Dakota Supreme Court for unanimously upholding the conviction of a Spink County man who had stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from his elderly mother.
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| 11 24, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI investigating Kingsbury County Shooting Incident South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating a Saturday night shooting incident in Iroquois that resulted in one person being injured and the other being arrested.
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| 11 22, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI Investigation Into Beresford Officer Involved ShootingSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Friday night, Nov. 21, in Beresford involving a Beresford Police Department officer.
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| 11 21, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Encourages Shoppers To Watch for Holiday ScamsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns holiday shoppers this season to watch out for scammers as well as low prices.
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| 11 19, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Creation of Task Force To Review State’s Open Meetings LawsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a newly established Advisory Task Force Committee on Open Meetings Laws will hold its first meeting Tuesday, Nov. 25, in Pierre.
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| 11 19, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces California Man Sentenced To 12 Years in Prison for Online ScamSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a California man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for an online scam that cost a Chamberlain resident $472,000.
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| 11 17, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI Investigation Into Suspected Drug Overdose Death at Mike Durfee State PrisonSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating a suspected drug overdose death of an inmate at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield.
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| 11 14, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Warns Consumers of Text Message ScamsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns consumers not to believe every text message they receive.
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| 11 12, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Congratulates LET Class Recruits Graduating FridaySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 45 students who graduate this Friday from the state Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course in Pierre.
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| 11 10, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Fight for Farmers and Integrity of Renewable Fuel StandardSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins the Attorneys General of Iowa and Nebraska in sending a letter to the United States Department of Justice, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency and Securities and Exchange Commission asking them to investigate large refiners that may be skirting compliance with the Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS).
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| 11 08, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI Investigating Inmate Death at South Dakota State Penitentiary South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating a death of an inmate that occurred this week at the South Dakota State Penitentiary.
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| 11 06, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Indictment in Cocaine Distribution Network Investigation Involving Illegal ImmigrantsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces nine suspects, eight men and one woman, have been indicted in connection to a cocaine distribution network that operated in Davison County.
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| 11 06, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Commends South Dakota Supreme Court For Upholding Sexual Contact Conviction South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley commends the South Dakota Supreme Court for unanimously upholding a sexual-contact conviction involving the testimony of a 19-year-old victim with developmental disabilities.
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| 11 05, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Aberdeen Man Indicted on Charges Stemming From Time as State Driver Licensing EmployeeSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that an Aberdeen man has now been indicted on three felony charges of Solicitation of Second-Degree Rape, Possession of Child Pornography, and Unlawful Use of a Computer System that occurred while he was a former employee of the State Driver Licensing Office in Aberdeen.
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| 11 04, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Donates Funds to Keep Lights on at Mount Rushmore TonightSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is paying the light bill to keep the Shrine of Democracy shining brightly tonight.
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| 11 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Arrest Made on Rape Solicitation and Child Pornography Arising From State Driver Licensing SchemeSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that an Aberdeen man has been arrested on felony charges of Solicitation of Second-Degree Rape, Possession of Child Pornography, and Unlawful Use of a Computer System.
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| 10 31, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Releases Final Ballot Explanation for Proposed 2026 Initiated Constitutional Amendment on Property TaxesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the final ballot explanation for a proposed initiated Constitutional Amendment submitted by sponsors that would repeal property taxes in South Dakota and replace them with a “retail transaction” tax.
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| 10 30, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces State Open Meeting Commission Meets Monday, Nov. 3, in PierreSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the State Open Meeting Commission meets Monday, Nov. 3, Pierre.
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| 10 29, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Letter Urging Senate Minority Leader To Provide Stopgap Funding for SNAPSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 19 Attorneys General in urging U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to provide stopgap funding for the 42 million Americans who benefit from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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| 10 28, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, Yankton County State’s Attorney Larsen Announce Yankton Man Sentenced on Felony Drug Charges South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Yankton County State’s Attorney Tyler Larsen announce that a Yankton man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on three felony drug charges.
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| 10 23, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Emery, S.D. Woman Indicted For Grand Theft From BusinessAn Emery, S.D. woman has been indicted on one count of Grand Theft for stealing between $100,000 and $500,000 from her employer.
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| 10 22, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Multistate AG Coalition Supporting Proof of Citizenship to Register to VoteSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins a 14-state Attorneys General coalition in supporting a rulemaking petition that seeks to strengthen the integrity of federal elections.
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| 10 17, 2025 | Draft Explanation Released For Proposed 2026 Initiated Constitutional Amendment to Repeal Property TaxesAt the request of the sponsor, an explanation for a proposed initiated Constitutional Amendment that would repeal property taxes in South Dakota and replace them with a “retail transaction” tax, 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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| 10 15, 2025 | South Dakota Supreme Court Issues Decision Upholding Verdict in Child Sexual Abuse CaseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the office’s prosecution and conviction of a Ft. Pierre man for sexual offenses against two young girls was upheld by the South Dakota Supreme Court.
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| 10 15, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Former State Employee Indicted for Falsifying Investigative ReportsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Spearfish woman has been indicted on four felony counts and one misdemeanor count of falsifying investigative reports while an employee of the South Dakota Department of Social Services’ Child Protective Services.
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| 10 14, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Commends Meta’s Decision To Restrict Instagram Content Seen by TeenagersSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley commends Meta’s announcement Tuesday that the company will restrict the Instagram content seen by teenagers.
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| 10 08, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Court Orders Hoek Trial Moved to Pennington CountySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Circuit Court has ordered the trial of Joseph Hoek, who is charged in the 2024 murder of Moody County Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok, to be moved to Pennington County from Moody County.
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| 10 07, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Praises President Trump’s Nomination Of DCI Director Dan Satterlee as next SD U.S MarshalSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises President Trump’s nomination of Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Director Dan Satterlee as South Dakota’s next U.S. Marshal.
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| 10 06, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Buffalo, S.D. Man Sentenced to Prison for Abuse of MinorsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Buffalo, S.D. man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to two separate counts of Abuse or Cruelty to a Minor.
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| 10 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces North Dakota Man Pleads Guilty to Vehicular BatterySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Watford City, N.D. man has pleaded guilty to Vehicular Battery stemming from an incident that occurred at the 2024 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
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| 10 01, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Brookings Man Indicted on 50 Counts of Distribution of Child PornographySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Brookings man has been indicted on 50 felony counts of Distribution of Child Pornography.
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| 09 29, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Joins AG Letter Urging U.S Senate to Pass Funding ExtensionSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 26 Attorneys Generals in urging the U.S. Senate to pass the clean, short-term funding extension that has already been approved by the U.S. House.
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| 09 29, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Appreciates North Dakota AG Wrigley’s Decision Not to Sue SD Over Eminent Domain LawSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley appreciates North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley’s decision not to pursue litigation against South Dakota over the state’s law banning the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines.
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| 09 26, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Praises Those Graduating Friday From Basic Telecommunicator Certification CourseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises the 17 students who graduate today (Friday) from the state Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course.
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| 09 24, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Five Smoke Shop Owners Indicted for Possession, Distribution of Illegal SubstancesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces five smoke shop owners statewide have been indicted after a law enforcement sting uncovered the sale of illegal products in their businesses.
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| 09 23, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley’s Statement on Legislative Passage Of Prison Building Plan“Congratulations to lawmakers who approved the building of a new prison Tuesday. This has never been about increasing incarceration. It is about keeping people safe, safeguarding the taxpayers' money and providing inmates hope for the future with rehabilitation efforts and addiction treatment. It was an honor to be part of the prison task force that addressed this issue and to have testified before our Legislature. Thank you to legislators and Governor Rhoden for taking a step forwa Read More |
| 09 18, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Five People Indicted for Transporting Contraband to Prison InmatesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces five people, including one former state correctional officer and two current inmates, have been indicted for transporting contraband into the South Dakota State Penitentiary.
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| 09 11, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Huron Contractor Sentenced For Defrauding Customers South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Huron contractor has been sentenced for defrauding seven different individuals out of more than $36,000 for work not done.
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| 09 09, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Former State Employee Sentenced For Forging Her Own Medical Marijuana CardSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Pierre woman has received a suspended imposition of sentence for earlier pleading guilty to one felony count of Offering a False or Forged Instrument for Filing, Registering, or Recording after falsifying her own medical marijuana card while she was an employee of the South Dakota Department of Health.
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| 09 08, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, Dakota State University Announce Vendor Awards for Statewide Secure Email SystemSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Dakota State University (DSU) today announced the three selected vendors for the Secure Email Solution, a critical component of the SecureSD initiative designed to protect local governments from cyber threats.
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| 09 05, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Haakon County Officer Involved Shooting In Hostage Situation JustifiedSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review has determined that three officers were justified in their use of force during a pursuit and hostage situation that occurred Tuesday night, Aug. 5, in Haakon County.
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| 09 02, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Honors Recruits Graduating Friday from Law Enforcement Training Program in Sioux FallsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 21 recruits who graduate this Friday from the Law Enforcement Training program held in Sioux Falls.
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| 08 29, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Sturgis Man Sentenced to 35 years in Prison on Charges Against Law EnforcementSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Sturgis man was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison on Attempted Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer and Discharge of a Firearm at an Occupied Structure stemming from a 2024 incident at the Meade County Law Enforcement Center.
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| 08 28, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Sioux Falls Man Arrested on Charges of Possession of Child Pornography, Controlled SubstanceSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a 60-year-old Sioux Falls man has been arrested on five counts of Possession of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance.
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| 08 27, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Coalition Urging Tech Companies To Stop Deepfake Intimate ImagerySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 47 Attorneys General in demanding major search engines and payment platforms take stronger action against the growing spread of computer-generated deepfake nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII), commonly known as “deepfakes.”
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| 08 27, 2025 | UNET Team announces Arrest, Meth Seizure In Oglala Lakota County The Unified Narcotic Enforcement Team (UNET) announces the arrest of James William Reese, 61, of Hot Springs in connection to an ongoing investigation into illegal drug trafficking in Wyoming and Western South Dakota. The arrests resulted in the seizure of approximately 212.5 grams of methamphetamine.
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| 08 26, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces a Sioux City, Iowa Man Sentenced To Life in Prison for First-Degree Murder in Union CountySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Sioux City, Iowa man has been sentenced to a mandatory sentence of life in prison after earlier being convicted of first-degree murder in a 2023 stabbing death in Dakota Dunes.
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| 08 26, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Part of AG Coalition Demanding Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with ChildrenSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, along with 43 other Attorneys General, are demanding major artificial intelligence companies stop hurting children with certain content on their platforms.
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| 08 25, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Part of AG Coalition Demanding Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with ChildrenSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, along with 43 other Attorneys General, are demanding major artificial intelligence companies stop hurting children with certain content on their platforms.
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| 08 25, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Canada Reconsents to Extradition For John Graham Convicted in 1975 Murder of Annie Mae AquashSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the Canadian Ministry of Justice has reconsented to the extradition of John Graham who was convicted in the 1975 kidnapping and murder for Annie Mae Aquash in South Dakota, meaning the defendant will remain in state custody.
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| 08 25, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Issues Advisory Opinion on Voter Information Displayed on Secretary of State’s WebsiteSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has issued an advisory opinion stating that legislation passed by the 2025 Legislature requiring a weekly update of the statewide voter registration file on the Secretary of State’s website does not conflict with previous law that restricts what voter registration information can be released online.
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| 08 21, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Praises State Supreme Court for Upholding State Appeal in Drug Testing CaseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises the South Dakota Supreme Court for reversing a circuit court ruling dismissing drug possession charges based on the defendant’s argument that it took the State Health Lab too long to complete drug testing.
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| 08 20, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, Sioux Falls, Rapid City Mayors Announce Plans to Strengthen Addiction Treatment Centers in South DakotaSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken, and Rapid City Mayor Jason Salamun announced plans Wednesday to use the National Opioid Settlement funds to strengthen addiction treatment centers in Sioux Falls and Rapid City.
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| 08 18, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Five Men Arrested In ICAC Child Exploitation OperationSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces five men were arrested during a child exploitation operation conducted by the South Dakota Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
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| 08 14, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Bipartisan Call for Instagram To Strengthen Privacy ProtectionsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 Attorneys General in urging Instagram to make immediate changes to its newly implemented location-sharing feature.
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| 08 12, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota Leads Bipartisan Amicus Brief in Support of American RanchersSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he is leading a bipartisan coalition of 11 Attorneys General that has filed an amicus brief that supports cattle ranchers against manufacturers who are selling foreign-sourced beef products under a “Product of USA” label.
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| 08 12, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Indictment After Arrest of 207 Pounds of Crystal MethamphetamineSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a 42-year-old Fresno, CA man has been indicted on two felony counts after he was arrested Friday night transporting 207 pounds of crystal methamphetamine in Sturgis.
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| 08 07, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Joins National Operational Robocall RoundupSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined the National Operation Robocall Roundup which has issued warning letters to 37 telecom companies demanding they stop routing illegal robocalls through their networks.
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| 08 06, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Warns Public About Scam Involving Internet Crimes Against Children Task ForceSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns the public about a text scam involving the State's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC).
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| 08 06, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Investigation into Hostage Takeover Ending in Officer Involved ShootingSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), is investigating an officer involved shooting and hostage situation that occurred Tuesday night, Aug. 5, in Haakon County.
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| 08 04, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule July 7 Sioux Falls Police Department Officer Involved Shooting JustifiedSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review has determined that Sioux Falls Police Officers were justified in the use of force during an incident that occurred July 7, 2025, in Sioux Falls.
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| 08 01, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, Hughes County Sheriff Callahan Warn Public About Jury Duty Phone ScamSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan encourage the public to be careful about a Jury Duty telephone scam after a Hughes County resident was recently defrauded out of $22,000.
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| 07 29, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI Agents First State Law Enforcement Officers to Complete ICE 287(g) Training South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces two South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) agents are the first State Law Enforcement Officers to complete the training required to help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department (ICE) enforce federal immigration law in South Dakota for violent criminals and drug dealers.
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| 07 25, 2025 | UNET Announces Drug Seizure and Arrests Made in Pennington CountyThe Unified Narcotic Enforcement Team (UNET) announces the arrest of two individuals on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, following an ongoing investigation into illegal drug trafficking in Western South Dakota. The arrests resulted in the seizure of significant quantities of cocaine, fentanyl and MDMA.
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| 07 25, 2025 | Open Meeting Commission Holds Meeting Monday in PierreSouth Dakota’s Open Meeting Commission meets in Pierre on Monday, July 28.
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| 07 24, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Minnehaha County Officer Involved Shooting JustifiedSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review has determined that a Minnehaha County Deputy Sheriff was justified in the use of force in an incident that occurred June 26, 2025 in Sioux Falls.
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| 07 24, 2025 | South Dakota Attorney General Jackley Warns South Dakotans Of Storm Weather Repair ScamsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns South Dakotans impacted by recent severe weather to be careful of transit vendors offering to do storm repairs.
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| 07 21, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Federal Approval of ICE 287(g) Partnership with DCISouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department (ICE) has officially approved a partnership with the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) to enforce federal immigration law on violent criminals and drug dealers in South Dakota.
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| 07 17, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Clark Man Indicted For First Degree Murder In Death of His MotherSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Clark man has been indicted on First-Degree Murder in the death of his mother.
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| 07 17, 2025 | South Dakota Attorney General Jackley, SD News Media Association Release Updated Open Meeting Laws GuideAn updated Open Meetings Law Guide, which includes revisions made by the 2025 South Dakota Legislature, has been released by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota NewsMedia Association (SDNA).
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| 07 16, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Praises Presidential Signing of HALT Fentanyl ActSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises President Trump’s signing of the national HALT Fentanyl Act which the Attorney General says is a necessary step in dealing with the nation’s Fentanyl Crisis.
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| 07 15, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Pierre Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Second Degree Murder ConvictionSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre man has been sentenced to life in prison without the opportunity for parole after earlier being found guilty of Second Degree Murder in the November 2023 stabbing death of 17-year-old Evie Maxey in Pierre.
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| 07 10, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $1.5 million as Part of $720 million Settlement with Opioid Drug MakersSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive more than $1.5 million as part of a $720 million national settlement with eight opioid drug makers.
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| 07 09, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Clark Man Charged in MurderSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Clark man has been charged with First-Degree Murder and Second-Degree Murder in the death of a Clark resident Tuesday.
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| 07 09, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Brandon Woman Sentenced To Prison for Attempting to Pass Illegal Drug to Prison InmateSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Brandon woman has been sentenced to five years in prison, with 3½ years suspended, after earlier pleading guilty to one felony count of Attempt to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
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| 07 08, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Sioux FallsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), at the request of Sioux Falls Police Department, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Monday night, July 7, in Sioux Falls.
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| 07 07, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Warns Public of Texas Flood Donation ScamsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns South Dakotans to be vigilant about money donation scams for relief efforts stemming from the Texas flash floods.
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| 07 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Praises South Dakota Supreme Court For Upholding Use of Body Camera Footage in Court CaseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises the South Dakota Supreme Court for upholding a Pennington County Circuit Court ruling concerning the admissibility of body camera footage under the “silent witness theory.”
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| 07 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Mitchell Man Indicted on 44 Felony Charges of Sexual Crimes Against ChildrenSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Mitchell man has been indicted on 44 felony counts of crimes against children including First-and Fourth-Degree Rape, Aggravated Incest, and the Manufacturing and Possession of Child Pornography.
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| 07 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Discusses Law Enforcement Partnerships with FBI Director Kash Patel South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley discussed federal and state law enforcement partnerships last week with FBI Director Kash Patel.
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| 07 02, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Seeks Public’s Assistance in Investigation of Former Rapid City Gymnastics CoachSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI)’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force seeks the public’s assistance in the investigation of a former Rapid City Gymnastics Coach who faces federal Child Pornography charges.
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| 07 01, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision On Online Pornography Restrictions in South DakotaSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a new South Dakota state law that requires age verification to access adult-oriented websites takes effect today (Tuesday) thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week.
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| 07 01, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Praises U.S. Senate For Striking State Prohibition from Enforcing AI RegulationsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises the U.S. Senate’s decision to remove a provision from the budget reconciliation bill that would have imposed a 10-year prohibition on states from enforcing any state law or regulation addressing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making systems.
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| 07 01, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Former DSS Employee Sentenced to 13 Years In Prison for Stealing $1.78 Million from Child Protection ServicesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former state Department of Social Services employee was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison, with six years suspended, after earlier being convicted of stealing $1.78 million in state and federal funds from the department’s Child Protection Services.
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| 06 30, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley’s Legislative Bills Become Law July 1All six of South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley’s bills that he proposed during the 2025 legislative session officially become law Tuesday, July 1.
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| 06 27, 2025 | Attorney General Confirms DCI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Sioux FallsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), at the request of the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Thursday night, June 26, in Sioux Falls.
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| 06 26, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Brookings Man Indicted For Sexual Solicitation of a MinorSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Brookings man has been indicted on one felony count of Solicitation of a Minor.
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| 06 25, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces a Sioux City, Iowa Man Found Guilty in Union County MurderSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Sioux City, Iowa man has been convicted of first-degree murder in a 2023 stabbing death in Dakota Dunes.
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| 06 24, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Charges in Prison Inmate DeathsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces two individuals have been indicted on charges related to the drug overdose deaths of two South Dakota Penitentiary inmates that have occurred this year at the Penitentiary.
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| 06 24, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces 24 Prison Inmates Indicted on Charges in May Penitentiary DisturbanceSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces 24 inmates have been indicted on charges in connection to the May 27 disturbance at the Penitentiary that left 14 inmates injured.
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| 06 19, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces $100,000 Attorney General Alliance Grant for Internet Crimes Against Children South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has received a $100,000 grant from the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) to enhance the state’s efforts to combat internet crimes against children.
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| 06 18, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota Receives Almost $2 Million Opioid Payment from Janssen PharmaceuticalsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota has received payment of $1,967,317.50 in its latest opioid settlement from Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
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| 06 16, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, Dakota State University Launch RFP for Statewide Secure Email System for Local GovernmentsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Dakota State University (DSU)’s SecureSD announce the second set of Requests for Proposals (RFP) being utilized to implement a unified, secure email solution for cities, counties, and municipalities across South Dakota.
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| 06 16, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $10.1 Million As Part of $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue PharmaSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota is expected to receive an estimated $10.1 million as its share of a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family.
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| 06 13, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Honors Those Graduating Today From Basic Telecommunicator Certification CourseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 24 students who graduate this Friday (today) from the state Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course.
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| 06 11, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Former State Employee Sentenced for Forgery-Related ChargesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Springfield, S.D. woman was sentenced to two years in prison on each count, suspended on conditions ordered by the court; ordered to pay $2,000 in fines and placed on five years-probation for earlier pleading guilty to four forgery-related charges.
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| 06 11, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announce DCI Investigating 4th Inmate Death at the South Dakota State PenitentiarySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating a death of an inmate at the South Dakota State Penitentiary.
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| 06 10, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress to Pass Legislation To Stop Abusive Mortgage Data PracticesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is co-leading 42 Attorneys General in asking Congress to pass the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act of 2025 which would protect Americans from the invasive and deceptive practice of mortgage credit “trigger leads.”
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| 06 10, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Stands with Republican AGs in Support Of President Trump’s Action to Restore Order in CaliforniaSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he has joined 26 Republican State Attorneys General in supporting President Trump’s decision to activate the National Guard in California to halt rioting.
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| 06 09, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to Jail, Restitution For Embezzlement from Lincoln County Police OrganizationSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and ordered to pay $3,507.20 in restitution after earlier pleading guilty to one count of Grand Theft by exercising unauthorized control over the funds of the Lincoln County Fraternal Order of Police Union.
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| 06 05, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Congratulates LET Class Recruits Graduating FridaySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 36 students who graduate Friday from the state Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course in Pierre.
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| 06 04, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Sioux Falls Woman Indicted On Grand Theft ChargeSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Sioux Falls woman has been indicted on one count of Grand Theft for taking unauthorized control of monies owned by 16 different victims that had a combined value of between $100,000 and $500,000.
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| 06 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces California Man Sentenced To Prison, Ordered to Pay $325,000 Restitution for Internet ScamSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to pay $325,000 in restitution after earlier pleading guilty in connection to an internet scam involving a Lawrence County couple in a theft of at least $325,000.
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| 06 02, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Former State Employee Charged With Forging Her Own Medical Marijuana CardSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre woman has been charged with four counts of falsifying her own medical marijuana card while she was an employee of the South Dakota Department of Health.
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| 06 02, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Discovery of Human Remains Likely of Hot Springs Man Missing Since 2024South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a search conducted in Fall River County has led to the discovery of human remains which are thought to be those of Matthew Marshall of Hot Springs who disappeared from that area in July 2024.
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| 05 29, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI Leading Investigation Into Multiple Inmate Assaults at State Penitentiary.South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating reports of multiple assaults involving inmates Tuesday at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.
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| 05 27, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Fall River County Officer Involved Shooting JustifiedSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review has determined that an Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety Officer (OST) was justified in their use of force in an incident that occurred May 2, 2025, in Fall River County.
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| 05 23, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Specifics For ICE 287(g) PartnershipSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the state Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is entering into a partnership with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department (ICE) to enforce federal immigration law on violent criminals and illegal drug dealers in South Dakota.
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| 05 23, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Urges Caution When Doing Business with Transient VendorsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley urges consumers to be cautious when doing business with transient vendors.
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| 05 22, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Appointments to New Position of DCI Special Agents in ChargeSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that two long-time Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Supervisory Special Agents, Mike Hockett and Dane Rasmussen, have been appointed to the new position of Special Agents in Charge (SAC).
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| 05 22, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Co-leads AG Effort in Urging Congress to Support Youth Substance Prevention BillSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is a co-leader of a bipartisan coalition of 38 Attorneys General who are urging Congress to pass the Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act.
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| 05 21, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI To Obtain Authorization to Help ICE with Immigration, Criminal Efforts in SD South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he has authorized the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) to obtain 287(g) program authority to help federal authorities enforce federal immigration laws in South Dakota with an emphasis on violent criminals and drug dealers.
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| 05 21, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Authorizes DCI to Obtain 287(g) Status During Visit to Southern BorderSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 11 other Attorneys General Wednesday received a first-hand look at the southern border in Arizona, and Attorney General Jackley pledged his office’s help in dealing with those issues.
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| 05 20, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Warns Consumers About Sales Tactics Used by Some Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid CompaniesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns consumers that some over-the-counter hearing aid companies are using misleading sales tactics when reaching out to the public.
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| 05 16, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Warns Consumers Again Of Toll Road Text Message ScamSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns consumers that a familiar text message scam, where people are ordered to pay a tax for traveling on South Dakota’s roads and bridges, has been reported again in the state.
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| 05 16, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, AGs Oppose Budget Amendment Prohibiting States from Enforcing Artificial Intelligence RegulationsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 39 other Attorneys General announce they oppose a proposed Congressional budget amendment that would impose a 10-year prohibition on states from enforcing any state law or regulation addressing artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making systems.
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| 05 14, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Former State Government Employee Sentenced in Department of Revenue Fraud CaseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former state Department of Revenue employee has been sentenced on a misdemeanor count of Misprison of a Felony.
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| 05 14, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Plankinton Man Sentenced To Prison on First Degree Rape of a MinorSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Plankinton man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to one count of First Degree Rape involving a minor.
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| 05 12, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Sturgis Man Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill to Charges Against Law EnforcementSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Sturgis man pleaded guilty but Mentally Ill to Attempted Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer and Discharge of a Firearm at an Occupied Structure stemming from a 2024 incident at the Meade County Law Enforcement Center.
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| 05 08, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Statement on Arrest of Suspect Cody DittmanSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued this statement on the arrest of Cody Dittman who was wanted in both South Dakota and Nebraska on various charges:
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| 05 08, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces New Evidence Leads to Prosecutor’s Dismissal of Charges Against Yankton ManSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the discovery of new forensic evidence has led to the prosecutor’s dismissal of charges against Theodore Kranig, Jr., 19, in the 2024 stabbing death of a Yankton man.
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| 05 07, 2025 | Status Hearing Thursday in Hoek Murder TrialA status hearing is Thursday, May 8, in the case of Joseph Hoek who is charged in the 2024 death of Moody County Chief Deputy Ken Prorok.
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| 05 06, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Encourages Public To Remember Fallen Law Enforcement Officers WednesdaySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley encourages the public to remember the state’s fallen law enforcement officers as the annual South Dakota Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony is held Wednesday in Pierre.
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| 05 02, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Pierre Woman Indicted on Charges to Defraud Medicaid ProgramSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre woman has been indicted on six felony counts of defrauding the South Dakota Medicaid Program of more than $588,000 in federal and state funds.
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| 05 02, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces MMIP Conference Scheduled for Monday in Rapid CitySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the South Dakota Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Conference is Monday, May 5, 2025 in Rapid City.
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| 05 02, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Confirms DCI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Fall River CountySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), at the request of the Fall River County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Friday, May 2, 2025.
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| 05 01, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces State Open Meeting Commission Meets Friday, May 2, in DeadwoodSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the State Open Meeting Commission will meet Friday, May 2, in Deadwood.
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| 04 30, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Pierre Man Found Guilty In Hughes County Stabbing DeathSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Hughes County Jury has found a Pierre man guilty of Second Degree Murder in the November 2023 stabbing death of 17-year-old Evie Maxey in Pierre.
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| 04 29, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Praises S.D. U.S. Attorney Ramsdell and U.S. Attorney General Bondi For Dismissing Federal Charges Against Maude FamilySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises South Dakota U.S. Attorney Alison Ramsdell and U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi for their decision to dismiss criminal charges against SD ranch family Charles and Heather Maude.
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| 04 29, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Encourages South Dakotans To Observe National Fentanyl Awareness Day TodaySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley encourages South Dakotans to remember those impacted by Fentanyl during National Fentanyl Awareness Day which is today (Tuesday).
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| 04 28, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Brookings Man Pleads Not Guilty to 50 Counts of Possession of Child PornographySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Brookings man has pleaded not guilty to 50 counts of Possession of Child Pornography.
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| 04 25, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, Emily’s Hope, State Agencies Partner To Distribute 20,000 Naloxone Kits Throughout South DakotaSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Emily’s Hope, along with South Dakota Departments of Social Services and Health, announce a partnership that will result in the distribution of 20,000 naloxone kits, which equals 40,000 doses, throughout South Dakota.
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| 04 25, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Rules Union County Use of Force Justified South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review indicates that South Dakota Highway Patrol troopers were justified in their use of force in an incident that occurred April 1, 2025 near Beresford in Union County.
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| 04 25, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Rules Sioux Falls Officer Involved Shooting JustifiedSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review indicates that Sioux Falls Police Department Officers were justified in using lethal force during an Officer Involved Shooting April 1, 2025 in Sioux Falls.
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| 04 24, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Encourages Public to Participate In National Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, April 26South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley encourages people with unneeded prescription medication to safely dispose of it during this Saturday’s National Drug Take Back Day.
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| 04 23, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Praises U.S. Attorney General Bondi’s Creation of Second Amendment Enforcement Task ForceSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 25 other Attorneys General in praising U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s creation of a Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force.
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| 04 23, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Settlement In NCAA LawsuitSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the State has reached a settlement of its lawsuit against the NCAA that reduces the amount of money that Division I schools, including South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota, will have to pay toward the NCAA’s proposed $2.8 billion settlement of federal class action lawsuits brought by student athletes in California.
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| 04 17, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Letter Demanding Better Federal-State Cooperation to End Human TraffickingSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 39 other Attorneys General have requested that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) require better cooperation with local law enforcement from the next operator of the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
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| 04 14, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley and Attorneys General Demand Congress Prohibit PBMS From Owning Pharmacies to Protect ConsumersSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 38 other Attorneys General demand Congress prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies.
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| 04 10, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Sioux Falls Man Indicted In Union County Officer Involved IncidentSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Sioux Falls man has been indicted in Union County on 11 counts including four felony counts of Attempted First Degree Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer in connection with an incident that occurred April 1, 2025.
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| 04 09, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Warns Phone Providers About Unlawful Robocall TrafficSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins a bipartisan group of 51 Attorneys General in notifying nine voice service providers that they may be violating state and federal laws by continuing to route allegedly unlawful robocalls across their networks.
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| 04 08, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Former State Employee Pleads Guilty to Four Forgery-Related ChargesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Springfield, S.D. woman has pleaded guilty to four forgery-related charges connected to crimes committed while she was an employee of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety and performing contract work for the Department of Health.
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| 04 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Former DSS Employee Found Guilty of Stealing $1.8 Million From Child Protection ServicesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former state Department of Social Services employee was found guilty Thursday of stealing an estimated $1.8 million in state and federal funds from the department’s Child Protection Services.
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| 04 01, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, AG Coalition Asks Trump Administration To Close Loophole Used For Fentanyl ShipmentsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 25 other Attorneys General in asking the Trump Administration to close a loophole used by drug traffickers to ship Fentanyl into the United States.
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| 04 01, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Confirms DCI Investigating Officer Involved Shootings in Sioux FallsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), at the request of the Sioux Falls Police Department and South Dakota Highway Patrol, is investigating two separate, but related, officer involved shootings with the same suspect that occurred Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in Sioux Falls.
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| 03 31, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Federal Court Rules In Favor Of South Dakota In NCAA LawsuitSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier has ruled that the state’s lawsuit against the NCAA should be heard in South Dakota circuit court and not federal court as requested by the NCAA.
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| 03 31, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Confirms Identities Of Bodies Found at Scene of Wessington Springs House FireSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the identities have been confirmed of the two bodies recovered last Friday at the scene of a Wessington Springs house fire.
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| 03 28, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, Minnehaha County State’s Attorney Haggar Announce Partnership to Support Problem-Solving CourtsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Minnehaha County State’s Attorney Daniel Haggar announce a partnership to support Problem-Solving Courts in Minnehaha County.
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| 03 28, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Confirms Recovery of Two Bodies From Wessington Springs House FireSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that two bodies have been recovered at the scene of a Wessington Springs house fire.
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| 03 26, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Rapid City Man Sentenced To 50 Years in Prison For First Degree ManslaughterSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Rapid City man was sentenced Tuesday to 50 years in prison, with 15 years suspended, after earlier pleading guilty to a charge of First Degree Manslaughter in the 2023 beating death of a 53-year-old man in Rapid City.
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| 03 26, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Coalition in Seeking Preliminary Approval For $39.1 Million Settlement With Generic Drug ManufacturerSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 50 states and territories in seeking preliminary approval for a $39.1 million settlement with generic drug manufacturer Apotex over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition.
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| 03 26, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Brookings Man Charged With 12 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography and Sexual Exploitation of a MinorSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Brookings man has been charged with 12 total counts of Possession of Child Pornography and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.
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| 03 25, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Supports Effort to Protect Veterans’ Education BenefitsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 51 other Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in support of two military veterans and their families who were unlawfully denied their full G.I. Bill education benefits by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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| 03 24, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Federal Judge Rejects Briley Piper’s Appeal of Death Sentence ConvictionSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that U.S. District Judge Roberto Lange has rejected Briley Wayne Piper’s federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Piper had received the death penalty for the torture and killing of Chester Allan Poage in 2000 near Spearfish.
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| 03 14, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Supports President Trump, U.S. Attorney General Bondi’s Fight Against FentanylSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley supports the efforts of President Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to fight the influx of fentanyl into the United States and violent crime.
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| 03 13, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Praises Governor’s Signing Of Human Trafficking and Corrections LegislationSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises the signing of his two bills fighting human trafficking and protecting correction officers.
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| 03 12, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Applauds Signing Of Government Accountability BillsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley applauds the cooperation that has led to the signing of the four Government Accountability bills that he proposed this legislative session.
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| 03 12, 2025 | Attorney General’s Office Releases Final Explanation for Draft Constitutional Amendment Proposed by Sioux Falls ManThe final ballot explanation for a draft constitutional amendment, proposed by Rick Weiland of Sioux Falls, that would require legislative changes for voter-approved initiated measures for seven years after approval to be approved by three-fourths of the Legislature and also require approval of the voters, has been released by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
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| 03 12, 2025 | Final Ballot Explanation Released for Proposed Draft Constitutional Amendment on Legislative Changes to InitiativesThe final ballot explanation for a draft constitutional amendment, proposed by Rick Weiland of Sioux Falls, that would require legislative changes to initiatives and referendum procedures be approved by a vote of the people has been released by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
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| 03 12, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley and DCI Release Name of Person Found Deceased in Scotland South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) announce that 85-year-old George Verzani (Ver-zanee) of Scotland has been identified as the person found deceased Tuesday afternoon in Scotland.
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| 03 11, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley and Transportation Secretary Jundt Caution Consumers About Toll Road ScamSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and South Dakota Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Joel Jundt caution consumers about a text message scam being reported in South Dakota where people are being ordered to pay a tax for traveling on the state’s roads.
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| 03 11, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Confirms DCI Investigating Discovery Of Deceased Individual in ScotlandSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating the discovery of the body of a deceased individual found Tuesday in Scotland.
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| 03 10, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley and DCI Release Cause of Death for Person Found Dead at Scene of Feb. 13 Brandon Standoff, House FireSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) announce that an investigation has determined that Abe Joseph Boushee, 43, died of smoke inhalation and methamphetamine toxicity Feb. 13 following a standoff with law enforcement and a subsequent fire at his Brandon home.
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| 03 07, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Part of Coalition to Submit Final Proposal to End Google’s Search MonopolySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 37 other State Attorneys General and the U.S. Department of Justice in submitting a final package of remedies to end Google’s illegal monopoly over internet search engines and to restore competition to benefit consumers.
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| 03 05, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Honors 45 Recruits Graduating Friday From Basic Law Enforcement Training ProgramSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley honors the 45 recruits who graduate Friday, March 7, from the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program in Pierre.
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| 03 04, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Releases his Expense Vouchers For Open Records RequestSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, responding to an Open Records Request, has released his travel expense vouchers for the period from January 7, 2023, when he was sworn into office, through Jan. 9, 2025.
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| 03 04, 2025 | House Passes Attorney General Jackley’s Bills On Anti-Human Trafficking and CorrectionsSouth Dakota’s House of Representatives Tuesday gave final approval to bills proposed by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley regarding human trafficking and unauthorized items being brought into state correctional facilities.
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| 03 03, 2025 | House Judiciary Committee Approves Attorney General Jackley’s Anti-Trafficking and Corrections BillsSouth Dakota’s House Judiciary Committee Monday approved two bills, proposed by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, regarding human trafficking and unauthorized items being brought into state correctional facilities.
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| 02 28, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Lake Andes Man Sentenced to 85 Years in Prison on Manslaughter ChargeSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Lake Andes man has been sentenced to 85 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man in May 2024.
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| 02 28, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Encourages Public to Safeguard Personal Information As State Observes National Consumer Protection WeekSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley urges South Dakota consumers to take time, especially during next week’s National Consumer Protection Week, to protect their personal and financial information. National Consumer Protection Week starts Sunday, March 2, and runs through Saturday, March 8.
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| 02 26, 2025 | House State Affairs Committee Approves Attorney General Jackley’s Government Accountability LegislationAll four Government Accountability bills, proposed by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, were approved Wednesday by the House State Affairs Committee, including three by unanimous consent.
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| 02 25, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress To Take Action Against Rise in Organized Retail CrimeSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition in urging Congress to act against the rise in organized retail crime nationwide.
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| 02 21, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Releases 2024 Crime in South Dakota ReportSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the overall number of reported criminal offenses reported statewide in 2024 increased 1.21 percent compared to 2023.
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| 02 21, 2025 | Open Meeting Commission Holds Microsoft Teams Meeting MondaySouth Dakota’s Open Meeting Commission meets via Microsoft Teams Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.
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| 02 20, 2025 | Attorney General’s Office Releases Explanation for Draft Constitutional Amendment Proposed by Sioux Falls ManAn explanation for a draft constitutional amendment, proposed by Rick Weiland of Sioux Falls, that would require legislative changes for voter-approved initiated measures for seven years after approval to be approved by a three-fourths vote of the Legislature and also require approval of the voters, has been submitted for public review by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
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| 02 20, 2025 | Draft Explanation Released For Constitutional Amendment Submitted by Sioux Falls ManAn explanation for a draft constitutional amendment, proposed by Rick Weiland of Sioux Falls, that would require legislative changes to initiatives and referendum procedures to be approved by a vote of the people, has been submitted for public review by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
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| 02 20, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Court Filings Evidence States Are Not Eliminating Important Section 504 Disability FundingSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that court filings in Texas Federal Court are evidence 17 States, including South Dakota, who filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s attempt to bring gender dysphoria as a disability in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are clearly not asking that the lawsuit rule all of Section 504 unconstitutional.
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| 02 19, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Honors Recruits Graduating Friday from Sioux Falls Law Enforcement Training ProgramSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 17 recruits who will graduate Friday, Feb. 21, from the Law Enforcement Training program held in Sioux Falls.
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| 02 19, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley States Lawsuit Is About Gender Dysphoria, Not About Ruling Section 504 Unconstitutional South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley reiterates that a lawsuit filed by 17 States regarding Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 only pertains to the listing of gender dysphoria as a disability and was not intended to rule all of Section 504 unconstitutional.
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| 02 18, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Praises Senate for Passing Government Accountability Legislation South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises the State Senate for Tuesday’s passage of Senate Bill 62, which would establish mandatory reporting requirements related to improper governmental conduct and crime, and to provide a penalty.
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| 02 14, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI Identify Body Found at Scene of Brandon Standoff, House FireSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) confirm that Abe Joseph Boushee, 43, has been identified as the person who was found deceased at a home in Brandon which was damaged by fire following a standoff with law enforcement Wednesday.
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| 02 14, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley States Lawsuit Will Not Eliminate School Disability Accommodations Under Section 504South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley states a lawsuit filed by States to not list gender dysphoria as a disability will not impact South Dakota school age children with disabilities who receive services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
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| 02 13, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Urges U.S. Senate To Approve HALT Fentanyl ActSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 24 other Attorneys General in asking the U.S. Senate to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act which would close a copycat fentanyl loophole.
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| 02 13, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI Confirm Body Found at Scene of Brandon Standoff, House FireSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) confirm that a body of a male subject has been found at a home in Brandon which was destroyed by fire following a standoff with law enforcement Wednesday.
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| 02 13, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Arrest of Spearfish Man On Possession of Child PornographySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Spearfish man was arrested Wednesday on one count of Possession of Child Pornography.
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| 02 11, 2025 | State Senate Committee Approves Attorney General Jackley’s Government Accountability BillsTwo Government Accountability bills proposed by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley were approved Tuesday morning by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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| 02 10, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Urges Public to Observe Safer Internet Day Tuesday, Feb. 11South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley encourages the public to observe Safer Internet Day which is Tuesday, Feb.11, worldwide.
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| 02 08, 2025 | DCI Investigating In-Custody Death in Clay CountySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the State Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), at the request of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating the Saturday morning death of an inmate at the Clay County Jail.
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| 02 07, 2025 | Attorney General, DCI Issue Public Safety Statement On Discovery of Opioids, Fentanyl in Marijuana South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) are warning the public about the discovery this week in Eastern South Dakota of marijuana that appears to have been laced with opioids and possibly Fentanyl.
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| 02 06, 2025 | Senate Committee Approves Revisions for Presumptive ProbationSenate Bill 57, a bill introduced by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley that would revise presumptive probation, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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| 02 06, 2025 | Legislative Committee Approves Bill Prohibiting Possession of Unauthorized Articles by State Correctional InmatesSenate Bill 59, a bill introduced by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and which would revise provisions relating to the delivery, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of unauthorized articles in a state correctional facility, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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| 02 06, 2025 | Legislative Committee Approves Attorney General Jackley Bill to Strengthen State’s Human Trafficking LawsSenate Bill 58, legislation proposed by Attorney General Marty Jackley to better address human trafficking in South Dakota, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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| 02 06, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Arkansas Man Arrested After Standoff With Law EnforcementSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces an Arkansas man was arrested Thursday after a standoff that occurred at a residence north of Witten in Tripp County.
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| 02 05, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Former Prison Employee Sentenced To Prison For Sexual Contact with Prison InmateSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former state prison employee has been sentenced to 90 days in prison after earlier pleading guilty to one count of a Prohibited Sexual Act Between a Prison Employee and Prisoner.
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| 02 04, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Rapid City Man Charged For Threats Made Toward GovernorSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Rapid City man has been arrested on state charges for threatening Gov. Larry Rhoden.
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| 02 04, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces California Man Pleads Guilty To Internet Scam in Lawrence CountySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a California man has pleaded guilty in connection to an internet scam involving a Lawrence County couple in a theft of at least $325,000.
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| 02 03, 2025 | Senate Committee Approves Attorney General Jackley’s Government Accountability Internal Control BillSenate Bill 61, which would modify and strengthen the state Board of Internal Control, and which was introduced by Attorney General Marty Jackley and supported by State Auditor Rich Sattgast and Governor Larry Rhoden’s Office, was unanimously approved Monday by the Senate State Affairs Committee.
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| 02 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley, Dakota State University Announce Requests for Proposals for Cybersecurity InitiativeSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Dakota State University (DSU) announce Requests for Proposals (RFP) for the SecureSD: Cybersecurity for Municipalities and Counties Initiative that would strengthen the cybersecurity defenses of South Dakota’s local governments.
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| 01 31, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Wagner Youth Sentenced to Prison On First Degree Manslaughter ChargeSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Wagner youth, whose case had earlier been transferred to adult court, was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to one count of First Degree Manslaughter in connection with the stabbing death of a 16-year-old male in 2023.
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| 01 30, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Watertown Man Sentenced To Life in Prison On Rape, Sexual Contact ChargesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Watertown man has been sentenced to life in prison after earlier pleading guilty to two counts of First Degree Rape and one count of Sexual Contact With A Child Under Sixteen.
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| 01 30, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Sioux Falls Man Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement of Funds From Lincoln County Police OrganizationSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Sioux Falls man has pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Theft by exercising unauthorized control over the Lincoln County Fraternal Order of Police Union’s funds.
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| 01 30, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Sioux Falls Man Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement of Funds From Lincoln County Police OrganizationSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Sioux Falls man has pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Theft by exercising unauthorized control over the Lincoln County Fraternal Order of Police Union’s funds.
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| 01 29, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Addressing Attorneys General on President Trump’s Transition South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is one of the Republican Attorneys General leading a panel discussion this week on the Trump administration transition and working with the Department of Justice on ongoing litigation.
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| 01 27, 2025 | State Senate Affairs Committee Approves Attorney General Jackley’s Government Accountability BillSenate Bill 60, which would expand the access and investigatory authority of the State Auditor and was introduced by Attorney General Marty Jackley, and supported by the State Auditor Rich Sattgast and State Treasurer Josh Haeder, was unanimously approved Monday afternoon by the Senate State Affairs Committee.
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| 01 27, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Ex-State Employee Pleads Guilty, is Sentenced For Using Family-Use Voucher for Personal UseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) employee was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to using a DSS grocery voucher, intended for families in need, for personal use.
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| 01 25, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Statement on U.S. Senate Confirmation Of Gov. Kristi Noem and New Governor Larry RhodenSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley’s statement on Saturday’s U.S. Senate confirmation of Gov. Kristi Noem to be U.S. Homeland Security Director and Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden becoming South Dakota’s newest Governor:
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| 01 22, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Presents $41 Million Budget to State Legislative Appropriations CommitteeSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley Wednesday presented the office’s proposed $41 million fiscal year 2026 budget which includes funds for the Appellate, Criminal, and Civil Attorney Divisions, the Division of Criminal Investigation, the State Forensic Lab, and Law Enforcement Training.
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| 01 22, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI Investigation of Possible Explosives at State Prison Site in Lincoln CountySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the State Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating the report of possible explosives being located at the site of the new state prison in Lincoln County.
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| 01 22, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Confirms No Explosives Found at State Prison Site in Lincoln CountySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that no explosives were found Wednesday afternoon following an investigation at the site of the new state prison in Lincoln County.
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| 01 20, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Statement on Leonard Peltier Sentence CommutationSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley released this statement following former President Biden’s decision to commute the sentence of Leonard Peltier from life in prison to serving the remainder of his sentence in home confinement:
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| 01 17, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Supports U.S. Senate Approval Of Gov. Noem, General Bondi and other members of Trump National Security TeamSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 17 other Attorneys General in encouraging U.S. Senate leadership to confirm Gov. Kristi Noem, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and other members of the President-elect’s national security team.
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| 01 17, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Two Prison Inmates Sentenced for Assault on Correctional OfficersSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces two South Dakota Penitentiary inmates have been sentenced to additional time in prison after they had earlier been found guilty of assaulting two correctional officers at the South Dakota Penitentiary in 2023.
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| 01 16, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Honors Those Graduating Friday From Basic Telecommunicator Certification CourseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 24 students who graduate this Friday from the state Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course in Pierre.
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| 01 16, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Congratulates Florida AG Ashley Moody For Being Selected to Serve as U.S. SenatorSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has issued this statement following the selection of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve as that state’s next U.S. Senator.
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| 01 15, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces One Person Arrested in Milbank ShootingSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that one person has been arrested in a shooting that occurred Wednesday at a Milbank nursing home.
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| 01 13, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Legal Brief in Support Of Ten Commandments Display in Public SchoolsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 17 other Attorneys General in supporting the state of Louisiana law that requires all K-12 schools and state-funded universities to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
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| 01 10, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Former DOC Employee Sentenced For Prison-Related CrimesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former Department of Corrections employee has been sentenced after earlier pleading guilty to crimes involving a prison inmate.
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| 01 09, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Former State Employee Indicted For Using Family-Use Voucher for Personal UseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former South Dakota Department of Social Services employee has been charged with using a DSS grocery voucher, intended for families in need, for personal use.
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| 01 08, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Urges and Supports President-Elect Trump to Secure Southern BorderSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 19 other State Attorneys General in sending a letter to President-elect Trump asking him to secure the southern border when he takes office later this month.
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| 01 08, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Watertown Man Sentenced To Prison on First-Degree Rape ChargeSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Watertown man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading No Contest to First-Degree Rape of an underage child.
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| 01 07, 2025 | Government Accountability, Human Trafficking and Corrections Priorities For Attorney General Jackley’s 2025 Legislative SessionSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley will introduce seven bills in this year’s State Legislature that deal with government accountability, whistleblower protections, human trafficking, and corrections.
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| 01 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Appoints Former AG Mark Vargo As Attorney For Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training CommissionSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he has appointed former Attorney General Mark Vargo to serve as the attorney representing the South Dakota Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission.
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| 01 03, 2025 | Attorney General Jackley Identifies Victim In Yankton Murder CaseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a 41-year-old Yankton woman has been identified as the victim in the murder that occurred Thursday in Yankton.
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