Youve already gotten more of my time than I usually give you, sock puppet. If she did something wrong, like breaking the law to catch someone breaking the law, that would be enough. I truly doubt it many other individuals would have endured what she has and kept on fighting to get to this point. Erickson later apologized, admitted the conduct, and said it would stop. Zylstra Kaiser filed grievances over the demotion and transferwith Gortmaker and Attorney General Marty Jackley. The court of public opinion is different than court of law.
DCI Agent WebSTATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA CLASS SPECIFICATION Class Title: DCI Special Agent I Class Code: 688801 Pay Grade: L4 _____ A. 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. Then, her lawyer continued to attempt to contact the DCI attorney without response. My Family and I have spent years trying to report a case of $800,000 of fraud and theft to DCI in South Dakota. 0 replies 1 Comment on blogs in support of these things? stream << More Highway Patrol Trooper South Dakota State Government Anyone believing Marty and the DCI want federal probes of their white boys club is delusional. When she spoke about her guns, commenting to her that sounds hot; Petting her hair and, on one occasion, putting his arm around her and swaying; When Plaintiff asked for his keys, stating they were in his pocket and she should get them herself; After Plaintiff said her husband would be out of town that weekend, asking her: Should I come over Saturday around 6? and, Having her watch a lewd music video set in a police department [. We are only seeing one side of the story. stream
The only way this will ever before a jury is if Ms. Zylstra Kaiser asks for more than Marty is willing to pay: its just that simple.
There is nothing in our legal system that says the public can not scrutinize public cases and come to our own conclusions. South Dakota has a criminal for a governor just like voters wanted. Her DCI supervisors accused her of failing at numerous job categories which just months earlier were graded as meets or exceeds expectations. Dont take my word for it just Google it and perhaps you may have a little different view on the entirety of Lauras sexual harassment lawsuit against the State of SD. http://www.ag.state.mn.us/ Kaiser told Erickson to stop, but his comments persisted. I hope my experience can give strength to other victims of sexual harassment. x[ms6|nb 2I
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South Dakota Attorney General In the court of public opinion, the truth doesnt matter, only how it is spun. Over the past couple of years, Laura and I have compared our particular time lines along with documented facts and discovery. Lets look at Zylstra Kaisers complaint, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Aberdeen, to learn what thesuit is about. She has been through hell and back and she deserves all of our support as she goes forward. 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
They hadnt noticed because it was a routine event. /Type /Page 2013) case opinion from the District of South Dakota U.S. Federal District Court . The latest Tweets from South Dakota DCI (@SouthDakotaDCI). 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+ Maybe its the places I go or the people I know. Kaiser then confronted Erickson one-on-one and asked him to stop the harassment. I acknowledge MCs point that there is surely more to the story. In August 2011, Kaiser was ranked as meets or exceeds in every job category.
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It is easy to figure out, the men all have the same story so they must be right and the lady a lunatic out to ruin their careers. Wingnuts are spinning a tangled web and one day they will receive their just rewards. (no offense to the Girl Scouts). 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. While none have involved sexual advances (in either direction), the descriptions of DCI personnel here fit with my observations in general of DCI agents.
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D-D$3I20eV&,$~ n. Kaiser went before reporters this afternoon to set the record straight, she said, because Attorney General Marty Jackley is accusing her and her lawyers, as well as Rep. Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota) of conspiring against him in his bid for governor. Brady Folkens ashes should be divided up and ground into the carpets at the governors mansion and at Martys house. Maybe it was around in the old day, but not now. UM has more students, faculty and staff than the population of Rapid City. No need for me romanticiz about the DCI, in my relationship with Kevin Thumb there was no love. endstream This is one of those rare situations where the accused should be guilty until they prove themselves innocent. /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792] 3 0 obj
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Phone: (605) 330-4862 . 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). Q 2 0 obj
Laura and I believe Black was given his marching orders on that day (November 4, 2011) to get rid of her case along with the Schwab Taliaferro case, partially supported by the following: During the November 4, 2011 off camera recording of Black and Ross Erickson, you can hear the following: Black: I have so much to lose. >>
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Severson initially came to Centerville on August 18, WebSTATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA CLASS SPECIFICATION Class Title: DCI Special Agent II Class Code: 688802 Pay Grade: L5 _____ A. demoted from Special Agent III to Special Agent II and moved to a less desirable position. Special Agents et al, No. We believe the both in front of me were our individual cases. A jury awarded Kaiser a settlement for sexual harassment and other damages on Dec. 27, 2017 against her former boss, Bryan Gortmaker. For the record, I was never contacted or talked to by the AGs office about my criminal complaint and I also heard about the dismissal of my criminal complaint by the AG from news media. You slime every other Republican male because MCs nave embracement of the establishment, in his bid to be named as Hickeys replacement? Clark is pounding sand into our assets. If we blogged about every one of those crimes it would be 100 times the volume of blogging that Mr. H can issue forth. MC has taken the typical male republican position here, doubt the womans credibility and worry about future of the men involved. Plaintiff apologized and stated that it was not her intent to have the office know about the issue. 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.
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So, the bad guys got away; not because they were clever criminal masterminds, but because of the corruption and incompetence of SD DCI Law Enforcement. As a reminder, I filed a criminal complaint against DCI Agent Mark Black for perjury and other related felonies on March 13, 2014 and ironically he was fired by the AG on that same day. 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.