U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota
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A Mexican national has been sentenced to 22 and a half years in federal prison for his involvement in a large-scale methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
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A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier handed down the sentence to Caesar Valle, aged 22, on March 3, 2025.
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A Denver woman has been sentenced to nearly 23 years in federal prison for her role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy across South Dakota. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte handed down the sentence on March 5, 2025.
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A Minnesota man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine on Indian reservations in South Dakota.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced the sentencing of two men from St. Francis, South Dakota, for charges related to arson and burglary. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte delivered the sentences.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced the sentencing of David Paxton, a 72-year-old resident of Mission, South Dakota.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Kaleb Mills, also known as Kayleb Mills, has been sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for sexual abuse.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the conviction of William Henry Riese, 34, from Rapid City, South Dakota.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Frank Cotto, a resident of Rapid City, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Oscar Hudspeth, Sr., a former law enforcement officer for the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
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A Parmelee, South Dakota man has been sentenced for domestic assault by a habitual offender. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte delivered the sentence on February 20, 2025.
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A jury in Rapid City, South Dakota, has found Celso Diaz-Martinez, a 52-year-old Mexican national, guilty of illegal reentry after deportation.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota has reported collecting $3,496,288.47 in debts during Fiscal Year 2024.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Camela C. Theeler, U.S. District Judge, sentenced a Rapid City woman for bank fraud and theft by a credit union employee.
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A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to over six years in federal prison for possession of a firearm as a felon and distribution of methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schrier handed down the sentence on February 10, 2025.
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Each year on February 11, more than one hundred countries recognize "Safer Internet Day."
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A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for the production of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange delivered the sentence on February 7, 2025, following a guilty plea from Len Homelvig, age 55.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the sentencing of Arnold Dean Buck Elk Thunder, Jr., a resident of Eagle Butte, South Dakota. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte sentenced Buck Elk Thunder to 18 months in federal prison for...
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the indictment of Jerry Lamont, a 60-year-old resident of Rapid City, South Dakota.
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A jury in Rapid City, South Dakota, has found Victor Dominquez guilty of multiple charges, including one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor, five counts of abusive sexual contact, and two counts of felony child abuse.