Criminal matter being investigated at Department of Revenue [Video]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirmed on Friday that a criminal investigation is happening at the South Dakota Department of Revenue.

The Division of Criminal Investigations is investigating a “criminal matter,” according to Jackley.

The matter was reported by the DOR. Jackley did not specify what kind of crime occurred.

UPDATE: The Department of Revenue said in a statement to Dakota News Now that the employee has been terminated after “suspicious activity.”

Jackley said this investigation is separate from a previous fraudulent title investigation into a former South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles employee for forging 13 vehicle titles between 2016 and 2023, totaling $400,000 worth of loans. Since the former employee has passed away, no charges were filed.

The DOR investigation marks the third investigation involving state employees in the last two months.

Lonna Carroll, a 68-year-old from Algona, Iowa, is facing two felony counts of Aggravated Grand Theft and is accused ofstealing …