Email scam nets more than $800k from Tripp County taxpayers
Fraudulent bill mimicked legitimate contractor who had done road work for the county
Authorities are investigating an email scam that bilked Tripp County out of more than $800,000.
Tripp County State’s Attorney Zachary Pahlke says his office is working with the Attorney General’s Office to look into the scam that led the Tripp County Auditor’s Office to transfer $826,357 to a fraudulent account.
“It was one payment for a road project that we had done,” Auditor Barb DeSersa told The Dakota Scout. “That’s why it was so much money.”
Planned data center sparks outrage in downtown Sioux Falls
Fears over data centers — technology’s expanding grip on humanity to electricity demands and quality-of-life concerns from future neighbors — were under a white-hot spotlight Tuesday in downtown Sioux Falls. But it wasn’t enough to block a zoning change needed for a developer to move ahead with what would be the city’s first hyperscale data center.
