JULY 24, 2024:
A 68 year old woman from Algona, Iowa, charged with stealing an estimated $1.8 million in state and federal funds from a Child Protection Services program will make her initial court appearance Thursday afternoon (July 25, 2024, at 1:15pm) in Hughes County Court in Pierre.
Lonna Carroll is charged with two felony counts of Aggravated Grand Theft.
She’s accused of taking the money while working as an employee of the state Department of Social Services from 2010-2023.
The maximum sentence for Count One is 25 years in prison and a $50,000 fine. The maximum sentence for Count Two is 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine.
Carroll was arrested July 17, 2024, in Iowa. She is presumed innocent under the U.S. Constitution.
JULY 18, 2024:
A 68 year old woman from Algona, Iowa, has been charged with stealing an estimated $1.8 million in state and federal funds from the South Dakota state government agency that manages the Child Protection Services program.
Attorney General Marty Jackley says former Department of Social Services employee Lonna Carroll is charged with two felony counts of Aggravated Grand Theft. She’s accused of taking the money while working as an employee of the state between 2010 and 2023.
Jackley says the thefts were discovered by the Department of Social Services. The state Division of Criminal Investigation and Legislative Audit led the investigation. He says the maximum sentence for Count One is 25 years in prison and a $50,000 fine. The maximum sentence for Count Two is 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine.
Carroll was arrested Wednesday (July 17, 2024) in Iowa and is awaiting extradition to South Dakota. Her bond has been set at $50,000.
The date for Carroll’s initial court appearance in Hughes County Circuit Court in Pierre has not yet been scheduled. She is presumed innocent under the U.S. Constitution.
