PIERRE, S.D. – A former South Dakota state government employee has entered a “not guilty” plea to 26 felony charges stemming from work she did for two state agencies.
55 year old Renee Strong of Springfield appeared in Sixth Circuit Court in Pierre Tuesday (Jan. 14, 2025). She’s charged with 13 Class 6 felony counts of Offering False or Forged Instruments for Filing or Recording in a Public Office and 13 Class 5 felony counts of Forgery.
Strong is accused of forging and falsifying food service inspection reports while performing inspections for the Department of Health through a contract with the Department of Public Safety. Her next court appearance was scheduled for mid-March (March 11, 2025).
She is presumed innocent under the U.S. Constitution.
