Corruption report substantiates excessive force, state vehicle abuse in South Dakota
Firings, criminal charges follow new mandatory reporting law, according to attorney general's Public Integrity Report
A new public corruption reporting mandate in South Dakota is already holding corrupt state employees accountable.
That’s according to South Dakota’s first-ever Public Integrity Report, an analysis released Wednesday by the attorney general’s office outlining dozens of tips of potential wrongdoing among public employees on the state payroll.
And in some cases, the former state government staffers alleged to have violated the public trust could end up spending decades behind bars if convicted.
