Former state employee indicted on falsifying reports

Former state employee accused of falsifying records in child abuse cases

The South Dakota Department of Social Services in Pierre. (Photo by John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)A longtime South Dakota state employee from Spearfish was indicted this week in Lawrence County for allegedly falsifying child abuse reports. Attorney General Marty Jackley, who announced the charges against 56-year-old Nova J. Collins in a Wednesday press release, said the charges were the first to be filed under a new state law that requires …

Former state employee indicted on falsifying reports

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A former state employee from Spearfish has been indicted on four felony counts and one misdemeanor of falsifying child abuse investigative reports while working for the South Dakota Department of Social Services' Child Protective Services. Ledbetter pleads guilty to first-degree manslaughter According to a press release, Nova Collins, 56, was indicted by a Lawrence County grand jury. Collins allegedly committed …

Social Services employee indicted on charges of falsifying investigation

A Spearfish woman who worked for the South Dakota Department of Social Services has been indicted on charges of falsifying investigative reports, Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Wednesday. Nova Collins, 56, was indicted Oct. 15 by a Lawrence County grand jury on four felony counts and one misdemeanor count related to falsifying investigative reports into a child abuse allegation while employed by the state’s Child Protective Services.Co…