Former Department of Social Services employee indicted on charges of falsifying investigation
A Spearfish woman who worked for the South Dakota Department of Social Services has been indicted on charges of falsifying……
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Former DSS employee sentenced to 13 years in prison following theft of $1.78M
A former South Dakota Department of Social Services employee was sentenced Tuesday, July 1 to 13 years in prison after……
Childcare assistance expansion bill gets Rhoden’s first veto
A bill aimed at expanding childcare assistance for employees was met with Gov. Larry Rhoden’s first veto of the legislative……
Lawmakers try again to make department officials talk about alleged employee crimes
After a state department resisted an order requiring its leaders to speak with lawmakers about alleged crimes by former state…
Noem wants mandatory training, legislative package in wake of fraud cases
South Dakota state employees will be subject to annual ethics and financial stewardship training under order of Gov. Kristi Noem…….
After two adoptions and fostering 100-plus kids, Kuschel honored for efforts
Aberdeen’s Deb Kuschel has fostered more than 100 kids — every one of them cute, she’s certain. She started as……
Accused Department of Social Services embezzler pleads not guilty
PIERRE — The woman accused of stealing about $1.8 million dollars from the South Dakota Department of Social Services over……
Indicted former DSS employee was a ‘hoarder,’ serial online shopper, others claim
PIERRE — People who worked around Lonna Carroll during her tenure at the South Dakota Department of Social Services had……
Lawmakers want answers in DSS embezzlement probe as internal report published
Some South Dakota lawmakers are pledging to take action following news that a former state employee was indicted this week……
Longtime embezzlement scheme upended by new oversight, technology
Advances in technologies used to track financial activity and a new supervisor at the South Dakota Department of Social Services……
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