I filed a criminal complaint for Misprision of Felony (SDCL 22-11-12), Obstruction of Justice and Willful Failure to Perform Official Duty (SDCL 3-16-1) regarding: (SDCL 23-3-19) (SDCL 23-3-16) (SDCL 23-3-14) (SDCL 23-3-15) (SDCL 23-3-12) (SDCL 23-3-13) (SDCL 7-16-7) (SDCL 23-3-27) (SDCL 1-12-1) and (SDCL 34-20B-63). WebSTATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA CLASS SPECIFICATION Class Title: DCI Special Agent Supervisor Class Code: 688805 Pay Grade: L7 _____ A. <> In March 2012, Kaiser received her worst review of her eight-year career. But in this lawsuit it says 'Marty Jackley, in his official capacity as Attorney General for the State of South Dakota and Marty Jackley personally.' Meanwhile, Mark Black was in the Brown County DCI interrogation rooms going after the Mette children in a strategic attempt to get them to change their stories. Then, her lawyer continued to attempt to contact the DCI attorney without response. Its likely that Mike Clark isnt crazy enough for Daugaard by somebody like Roger Hunt or Allen Unrubb might just be insane enough for Denny. The author Claire Wolfe once said America is at that awkward stage; its too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards. My Family and I have spent years trying to report a case of $800,000 of fraud and theft to DCI in South Dakota. WebWhen Chief Agent Miller retired, Merle Melstad served as chief agent of the DCI for six months in 1955; he was followed in that post by Rol Kebach, who was to serve twenty Skill and professionalism are just as important as the ability to connect on a personal level. Its extremely rare that I hear women made fun of or harassed here. My Mother first reported these crimes to agent Joshua Bobzein who was so horrible that I actually had to file a criminal complaint against Bobzein. I looked around to see if anyone was noticing. WebIn 2018, I began my career as a Special Agent with the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), where I was primarily charged with leading full-spectrum, complex Following a five-day trial in Aberdeen, South Dakota, a six-person jury returned a $1.2 million dollar verdict in favor of former South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation agent, Laura Zylstra-Kaiser. The court of public opinion is different than court of law. ", Lucas Kaster, one of Kaisers attorneys, stated: We are very happy for Laura. During the chain of events, Jackley's name was replaced on the agreement with, "elected and appointed officials," and then to Craig Ambach, the Director of the Office of Risk Management for the state. "When I looked at this, I thought it was odd because in my lawsuit, Laura Zylstra Kaiser versus Bryan Gortmaker that was my lawsuit. Sioux Falls, SD . Former DCI agent Laura Zylstra Kaiser says the state of South Dakota delayed paying her $1.5 million settlement, following a lawsuit over workplace sexual harassment. demoted from Special Agent III to Special Agent II and moved to a less desirable position. Popular Locations. Remember, her life will be an open book before they would get through, and those low lifes arent just setting around playing racehorse pitch. Our dedicated staff have unparalleled commitment to our clients as well, and together with our attorneys, they work tirelessly to advance employee and consumer rights. stream /Subtype /Image The original settlement said Kaiser was to be paid by April 1 and no later than April 15. "On February 28th I received a copy of that agreement," Kaiser said. 'GE%ueEy Z"*L>O ;FVIL$E ^tjx%|{/&,8px%q|A`;%)e9SO8w% Demented Criminal Infantile for their acronym. 2 0 obj #Bh@*Jpi\uRML)p\;SuS(dO}Ziq.!n1+*T82 ,sV2 #/R9iN6]I#[v`L?K[oWC^3Ch+z;nc. Asking Were you horny when you were pregnant?; Saying Go ahead and walk away, because I am going to stare at your ass the whole time; Texting her to ask what color underwear she was wearing; Stating it was a good thing she was not single because otherwise he would hit on her all the time; Remarking that Plaintiff looked hot when she wore glasses. 4 0 obj WebThe graph below represents the number of search warrants DCI Special Agents participated in from 2008 through 2011. WebSouth Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo named an interim director of the South Dakota Department of Criminal Investigation on Tuesday. http://www.ag.state.mn.us/ For Severson initially came to Centerville on August 18, Thanks. WebCorey Dumdei, Special Agent E-mail: corey.dumdei@oig.hhs.gov. As you look through the sections that describe the duties of the Division of Criminal Investigation, you will notice endobj Powers spins this story because Dan Kaiser is a constant burr under the establishment machines saddle, and because establishment crony Marty Jackley is running for governor. Job ID: 18640 Location: Statewide Step 1: Complete The deck is so stacked against the accuser. The Court must still decide front pay, which is wage loss post-trial, and attorneys fees. In the court of public opinion, the truth doesnt matter, only how it is spun. Kaiser said as a result of her reporting the harassment that led to her forced resignation, she was unable to find another job in law enforcement. Q "It was communicated to my attorneys that there had been a storm and part of a roof came off a building so Bryan Gortmaker is not available," Kaiser said. I have worked with the nicest, most decent, sweetest homosexual men and can tell you that I much prefer them over some straight guy that thinks hes gods gift to women. I have personally met with supervisor Jason Even who demonstrated that he was a complete idiot who didnt know the first thing about law enforcement or criminal investigations. <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> http://www.childadvocatesdefensefund.com/resources/. Unless she has some kind of admissible digital evidence shes screwed. Over the past couple of years, Laura and I have compared our particular time lines along with documented facts and discovery. It appears the DCI & AG offices are incapable of investigating themselves, much less being trusted to know what right looks like, then do it. I mostly agree with you Jenny. Zylstra resigned from DCI effective May 18, 2012. As a result of this experience with DCI administration, Plaintiff feared future reports would adversely affect her career [Complaint, 2015.09.23]. April 15 came and went and after multiple unreturned emails regarding the settlement agreement in April, Kaiser's lawyer was eventually told Jackley had been unavailable because he'd been in Washington, D.C. for the previous two weeks. How often do you contact your legislators and Congress people about these issues? x3>J, .$Sku4ftRQJ~}9NdHq.qP/zixl~omw77DH?cI,(RV/{~,HAI56i%R,LW|R//7,XEZ!o@%BCW%rQ5IY\FrR},X@%YtLs6IEE$Q$ YYZwLwK/woUJm7rwznh?h-;o yGH-S$$O"hIc Males need to change other males. Youve already gotten more of my time than I usually give you, sock puppet. Why South Dakotans stand for it remains a mystery. /Parent 3 0 R Black attempted to shift the blame to Plaintiff and began ignoring her. MC has taken the typical male republican position here, doubt the womans credibility and worry about future of the men involved. Her DCI supervisors accused her of failing at numerous job categories which just months earlier were graded as meets or exceeds expectations. She says shereceived positive performance reviews through mid-2011, when she says her mid-year evaluation praised her for her exceptional work product, ability to work amicably with other DCI agents and members of her task force, relentless work, and above-average case activity.. Cops lives suck. She mentioned she regretted telling Black[Complaint, 2015.09.23]. Web[1.] Clark bemoans an America moving forward under a black Democratic president but supports the criminal actions of Denny Daugaard in a crime-ridden, disease-prone chemical toilet like South Dakota: how bipartisan. x[ms6|nb 2I MT?xn^PX`W,W~sW=yUWYv]sl~n/.7gW\=FI,R'Q0g1?YyY0!UG%STK,g|QMiDY@1|0zycW~[+3_YxN1piT67$bZZ ? % . POSTED ON 6/23/2022 AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/22/2022. Disgusted that Mrs Kaiser had to put up with such criminal behavior by a co-worker and then her supervisors. /Height 2192 The circuit court approved the stream It looks like an impossible trial to get a verdict. Sexual Harassment - Hostile Work Environment, Failure to Cancel Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI), Force Placed Insurance - Flood & Homeowners, Predatory Lending/Unfair Mortgage Servicing, Former South Dakota DCI Agent Represented by Nichols Kaster receives $1.2 Million Jury Verdict after Suffering Retaliation and Discrimination, Loans, Financing, and Borrowers' Rights Overview, Civil Rights and Impact Litigation Overview, Plaintiffs Public Housing Claims Move Forward in Minneapolis, Inside Sales Representative Brings Overtime Case Against Brightwheel, Nichols Kaster, PLLP Awarded First Tier Ranking on The 2023 Best Law Firms List. As Shirley Schwab points out, Ms. Zylstra Kaiser was going through her experience at the same time the DCI and AG office were performing on the Taliaferro-Schwab debacle, and Blacks conduct is a matter of a trail transcript which leads to the judge dismissing the case against them with specific mention of Blacks performance being one of the reasons. Kaiser was hired by DCI in 2003, and worked for eight years as a special agent on the Drug Task Force, a collaborative team consisting of officers from DCI, the Brown County Sherriffs Office and the Aberdeen Police Department. 4:2012cv04002 - Document 45 (D.S.D. >> Purpose: Supervises Division of MC, a preponderance of evidence shows that kind of behavior is common place. Cant we raise our men to treat women better than this? /Type /Page /Name /PAGE0001 In October 2011, Zylstra talked with fellow female agent Jessica Page about Ericksons harassment, and Page took the same position: reporting Erickson would only lead to trouble. /Type /XObject Phone: (605) 330-4862 . In our society we do have courts of laws that seek the truth, in South Dakota justice is what the republican party says it is, and we also have the court of public opinion which can be as valuable as a court of law. We will not be silenced. The only objective Kaiser did not complete according to DCI was rebuilding the trust with the men in the office who had shunned her. LOCATION. 3 0 obj WebDowty v. D.C.I. Fax: (605) 330-4860 State of South Dakota Board of Pharmacy Prescription Drug Monitoring Program WebThe State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other Posted Posted 30+ The latest Tweets from South Dakota DCI (@SouthDakotaDCI). Required fields are marked *. On November 4, 2011, (the same day that Black interrogated the Mette children as BrownCounty and the DCIrevved up their attack on Shirley Schwab and Brandon Taliaferro in the Mette child rape case)Even put ZylstraKaiser on a 30-day Work Improvement Plan,the nine tasks of which included submitting to a psychological evaluation, which DCI had linked to her maternity leave even though Plaintiff had returned from leave nearly a year earlier and had received two positive performance reviews and a promotion since then. The WIP also ordered Zylstra Kaiser to rebuild positive relationships with co-workers, supervisors, and managers. Zylstra obeyed, butgotthe cold shoulder from co-workers, including Black, who allegedly told her on November 8, We are done. St~|AJtSZ]l!YBY?$@,!U82XV{/p*6)aPV%l[#gX[G|H5>>&AIX%q.&F%fF7vM4}"~W2(/:>)cS| a. Kaiser said she did tell Rep. Kristi Noem her story about her experience, but didn't sign or agree to anything official to have it used against Jackley in Noem's campaign, however, "Kristi is free to use it," she said. Although she successfully met eight of nine objectives, Plaintiff was involuntarily demoted from Special Agent III to Special Agent II, which resulted in a reduction in her pay. WebThe South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is accepting applications for DCI Special Agent I or II at this time. We believe the both in front of me were our individual cases. Dont be too hard on PP, he probably just doesnt know how to pull up the complaint. Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Dallas, TX; Search. Incremental steps have been taken to give the victim a little better chance. We are South Dakota's premier criminal justice and criminal investigative agency. Lets hope she gets a judge that isnt in the tank for the administration. PLEASE ATTACH THE Black then met with Erickson, DCI agent Dave Lunzman and Brown County Sherriffs Deputy Damien Bahr at a local park. This is so wrong and. Following trial, Kaiser commented: "I would like to thank the jury for their time and for giving me justice. Dont ever approach me again.. In the meantime, let us all take a breath, put politics and rhetoric aside, and support this courageous young lady. Unbeknownst to Plaintiff, Black told Brown County Deputy Damian Bahr and DCI Agent Dave Lunzman, the only other law enforcement in the Aberdeen office, about Ericksons treatment toward Plaintiff. Lauras complaint will be heard in both South Dakota Federal and State court proceedings. :"x?W YfP(iv7xE' w2^Pt6kJIy\jhQ"1Bjx I have not only watched and observed her efforts these past 3 years but supported her every step of the way as well. << Since 1937, the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation has served as the lifeline of support to South Dakotas law enforcement agencies, leading criminal Then in April 2012, DCI removed Kaisers state vehicle, told her she could no longer travel from Aberdeen to Pierre on state time, removed her daily stipend, and told her that she could no longer sleep at the police academy barracks in Pierre, where she slept during the week because her family could not afford a second home.