{KXLG – South Dakota} A Springfield, South Dakota woman has pleaded guilty to four forgery-related charges stemming from crimes committed while she was an employee of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety and performing contract work for the Department of Health, according to an announcement Tuesday from South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley.
Renee Strong, 55, entered a guilty plea in Hughes County Circuit Court on Tuesday to two Class 6 felony counts of Offering False or Forged Instruments for Filing or Recording in a Public Office and two Class 5 felony counts of Forgery.
Strong is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday, June 10, at 10:30 a.m.
The charges against Strong allege that she forged and falsified food service inspection reports while conducting inspections for the Department of Health through a contract held with the Department of Public Safety.
The maximum penalty for each Class 6 felony count is two years in prison and a $4,000 fine. The maximum sentence for each Class 5 felony count is five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) investigated this case, and the Attorney General’s Office is handling the prosecution.
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