Former state employee sentenced for forging food service inspections

Former state employee sentenced for forging food service inspections

PIERRE — Another person has been sentenced for a crime committed while working for the state of South Dakota. Renee Strong, 55, of Springfield, was sentenced Tuesday in Hughes County circuit court to serve five years of probation, pay $2,000 in fines and $466 in court costs, and perform 40 hours of community service. She previously pleaded guilty to four forgery-related felony charges for falsifying food service inspections while she worked for …

Former state employee gets probation, fine in forgery case

Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on UnsplashA former state employee who forged health inspection reports escaped prison, receiving five years of probation and $2,000 in fines, Attorney General Marty Jackley’s office announced Wednesday.Renee Strong was sentenced to two years in prison on each count, but the judge in the cases suspended the sentences on condition that she serve probation. She earlier pled guilty to four forgery-related charges in …