Agent Kaisers accusations are credible to me. They got both in front of me., Erickson: Stick with me Ill take you to the promised land.. 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. 609.5 0.0 0.0 789.1 1.3 1.4 cm WebSpecial Agent Cam Corey began his law enforcement career in 1998 as a Deputy Sheriff. 7 0 obj 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. /Contents 5 0 R WebDCI Special Agent I or II State of South Dakota South Dakota, United States 3 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants See who State of South Dakota has hired for this role View Background Report Sponsored Brett D Spencer 's Record in 2020 Name Brett D Spencer Location South Dakota Phone Ad View phone number Payroll Year 2020 ~D$fQn}d0(i \I$EauuuF|]>p(_t^A :5u2t,2!u6lTN .cL ;8zMxko^ {q//[\{J1hd@K yzN3B=_J. # The jury awarded Kaiser $311,812.00 in lost wages, $498,929.00 in lost retirement benefits, and $400,000.00 in emotional distress damages. WebClass Title: DCI Special Agent III Class Code: 688804 Pay Grade: L6 _____ A. Black, however, told other members of DCI and the Brown County Sherriffs Office about Ericksons harassment. 4 0 obj endobj Black attempted to shift the blame to Plaintiff and began ignoring her. If Im reading MC correctly, he wants the media out of the daily political and civic activities of our society until a court of law has determined innocence or guilt. You do not have to be silent and you should not be in fear of speaking up. WebSouth Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo named an interim director of the South Dakota Department of Criminal Investigation on Tuesday. WebOur special agents are full-spectrum criminal investigators, handling all manners of felony-level criminal activity. Ms Zylstra Kaiser encountered the same players involved in the events that led up to the malicious prosecution of Taliferro-Schwab, including Kim Dorsett. }1-"y, b.|7h" i>1d&1 I looked around to see if anyone was noticing. )/ $.' Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Dallas, TX; Search. %PDF-1.7 Former Division of Criminal Investigation special agent Laura Zylstra Kaiser of Aberdeen is suing DCI chief Bryan Gortmaker and former DCI agent Mark Black for hindering her employment. I also tried to initiate the Commencement of Proceedings for the Removal of Law Enforcement Officer upon written complaint of a citizen of the State (SDCL 3-17-6) with Service and Notice to SD Attorney General of the Waiver of Sovereign Immunity (SDCL 21-32-18) of the Defendant, but a corrupt Judge in Beadle County illegally prevented the Clerk of Courts from filing it. e}YQYg we2)P93,g;'t}(~ Since then, Mark Black has stated he never contacted or interviewed by law enforcement or the Attorney Generals office regarding my criminal complaint and only learned about it after the SD AG had dismissed my complaint as reported by news media. Did you know the U of MN has a very active police force of their own to try and fight back all the horrible crimes that are occurring on that campus? Kaiser again said she didn't want to wait for the money and refused to sign any agreement until she had the checks in hand. A South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation agent is up for a national award, but he needs your help. In a court of law under one party rule,the truth is whatever the one party decides it is. >> 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.childadvocatesdefensefund.com/resources/. /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792] 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 [. Then comes Brown County Deputy Ross Erickson: In or about August 2011, Brown County Deputy Ross Erickson was assigned to the Drug Task Force. Apply to Correctional Officer, Inventory Associate, Special Agent and more! Web[1.] /Height 2192 Indeed, Lar. We need to get Gortmaker, Black, Erickson, and Jackley speaking on the record to what happened. '!kcE!>{=C9Cv G4]mY01I&Em@6cR1d>!B u 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. "When I looked at this, I thought it was odd because in my lawsuit, Laura Zylstra Kaiser versus Bryan Gortmaker that was my lawsuit. /Type /XObject Jackley's office issued this statement about the delay of Kaiser's settlement on Tuesday: "The State of South Dakota confirms today that the State of South Dakota has finalized the Laura Zylstra Kaiser lawsuit. << Both grievances were denied. When watching the recordings of those interrogation videos, Mark Black can be seen receiving text messages and phone calls (along with occasional breaks while leaving each of the children alone for long periods of time in the cold, scary and isolated rooms) during the entire interrogation process. 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). POSTED. She was living away from her husband and baby. Mrs Kaiser is in fact Rep Dan Kaisers wife, a noted male Republican, who obviously supports her. South Dakota has a criminal for a governor just like voters wanted. I hope Zylstra Kaiser rips them to shreds. That lack of cooperation from her co-workers led to job consequences for Zylstra Kaiser: On December 8, 2011, Assistant Director Dan Satterlee informed Plaintiff she met the WIPs requirements with one exception: she had not rebuilt positive relationships. % %PDF-1.5 There might be more to the this story than what we see here. Incremental steps have been taken to give the victim a little better chance. There are just too many smart capable women in power. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The four men decided that Kaiser fabricated the sexual harassment allegations as test for Black and decided that they could no longer trust her and refused to work with her. Amendment S: Crime Victims Bill of Rights, Referred Law 19: Incumbent Protection Plan, Initiated Measure 21: 36% Rate Cap on Payday Loans, Initiated Measure 22: Anti-Corruption Act, Initiated Measure 23: Fair Share Union Dues, revved up their attack on Shirley Schwab and Brandon Taliaferro, Food-Tax Repeal Fails, But Spokesman Claims Noem Did Enough to Promote Promise, LaMie Declines to Investigate Senators for Exercising Legislative Authority over Boobgate Misconduct, Strizheuses Get 28 More Days to Rescue Mansion from Their Own Weak Legal Arguments, Pischke Asking for Criminal Prosecution of Frye-Muellers Suspenders, Crabtree: Senate Not Likely to Revive Food-Tax Repeal, But Noem Still a Hall-of-Famer, SB 149: Senate Approves Special Fund for All Those Yummy Medicaid Expansion Dollars from Uncle Sam, David Johnson Leads Minor Republican Opposition to Meyers Appointment to Board of Education Standards, Tobin Does Not Follow Through on Trying to Resurrect Noems Anti-China Farm Sale Audit Bill, Odenbachs Center for American Exceptionalism Fails to Get Two-Thirds Approval, Noem Fails to Get Food Tax Repeal Through Committee. Preston Johnson, Special Agent E-mail: [email protected] US Department of Health and Human Services, OIG . 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. In the 80 year history of DCI, Kaiser said she was just one of two women who were promoted to Special Agent III, the highest level in a non-supervisory role. Kaiser said if Jackley wasn't involved, she's not sure why that mattered. Following trial, Kaiser commented: "I would like to thank the jury for their time and for giving me justice. Remember, her life will be an open book before they would get through, and those low lifes arent just setting around playing racehorse pitch. Kaiser said the DCI attorney met her in Redfield, at his request, to give her the two checks. Imagine Marty Jackley complying with a federal judge to hand over DCI emails, people. . /Subtype /Image She mentioned she regretted telling Black[Complaint, 2015.09.23]. WebTimothy R. Whalen, Esq. /XObject She seeks, among other things, a jury trial, compensatory relief and damages arising from loss of past and future income, benefits, emotional distress, and other damages, with interest on such amounts, and punitive damages in an amount in excess of $75,000, and lawyer fees. HB 1221: Free School Meals for Every Student in South Dakota! /Name /PAGE0001 We are South Dakota's premier criminal justice and criminal investigative agency. Is this a symptom of the Good Ol Boy mentality that reeks throughout the state? Purpose: Conducts investigations WebDivision of Criminal Investigation Welcome to the DCI Website. That seems to be SOP for the DCI for a while now. Sioux Falls, SD . 5 0 obj I have seen situations were women have threaten sexual harassment, to get what what they want. Thats a wonderful policy. Plaintiff was reassigned to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in Pierre, South Dakota, over 150 miles from Aberdeen, effective January 3, 2012. VY9H~d&D#iu.QUCoHB(L}~JOI:xw9x0Gh=,~]\c"r-)o!Jx_%1+^Iy$UYXc,WE FormerDivision of Criminal Investigation special agent Laura Zylstra Kaiser of Aberdeen is suingDCI chief Bryan Gortmaker and former DCI agent Mark Black for hindering her employment. Do any of you know the complex and exhausting process Laura Kaiser had to go through before she could actually file this type of complaint in both Federal and State Court? MC-you got your story ass backwards. Makes one wonder if DCI does anything right. By doing so, it has become clear that on November 4, 2011, Mark Black was given marching orders to get rid of a few individuals who were about the expose the state of wrong doing that would ultimately lead to major lawsuits against the State of SD. PLEASE ATTACH THE 'GE%ueEy Z"*L>O ;FVIL$E ^tjx%|{/&,8px%q|A`;%)e9SO8w% $100,000?" Although she successfully met eight of nine objectives, Plaintiff was involuntarily demoted from Special Agent III to Special Agent II, which resulted in a reduction in her pay. In our society we do have courts of laws that seek the truth, in South Dakota justice is what the republican party says it is, and we also have the court of public opinion which can be as valuable as a court of law. Purpose: Conducts or assists with criminal We believe the interrogations were live streamed to Pierre with someone feeding Black intimidating, confusing and attacking questions to ask the Mette children. Zylstra Kaiser filed grievances over the demotion and transferwith Gortmaker and Attorney General Marty Jackley. Salary Company Job Openings. /BitsPerComponent 8 UM has more students, faculty and staff than the population of Rapid City. Kaiser said as a result of her reporting the harassment that led to her forced resignation, she was unable to find another job in law enforcement. 4:2012cv04002 - Document 45 (D.S.D. We are only seeing one side of the story. endobj I wish Laura well with her lawsuit as this has been a long and exhausting road for her and her family. Eventually, she was Kaiser said she's not sure what Jackley's role in her settlement was, but believes blame for the delay partially falls on him. x[ms6|nb 2I MT?xn^PX`W,W~sW=yUWYv]sl~n/.7gW\=FI,R'Q0g1?YyY0!UG%STK,g|QMiDY@1|0zycW~[+3_YxN1piT67$bZZ ? WebCorey Dumdei, Special Agent E-mail: [email protected]. If not, it really doesnt matter, their lives might as well, be over. endobj The coincidence of the administrative attack on Zylstra Kaiser and the legal attack on Schwab, Taliaferro, and the Mette children suggests a connection, a multi-front push by Brown County an DCI to shut down potentially damaging lawsuits. q Comment on blogs in support of these things? He said, she said, with the DCI boys holding the stay out of trouble card in the form of shared talking points. Its likely that Mike Clark isnt crazy enough for Daugaard by somebody like Roger Hunt or Allen Unrubb might just be insane enough for Denny. Im not sympathetic to the cry of males being picked on.. But i doubt it. Kaiser appealed the discipline to DCI and eventually to South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, but each of her appeals was denied. [/PDF /ImageC] My Mother first reported these crimes to agent Joshua Bobzein who was so horrible that I actually had to file a criminal complaint against Bobzein. In December 2011, following the work improvement plan, DCI informed Kaiser that effective January 3, 2012, she would be demoted from Special Agent III to Special Agent II and transferred to the Medicare Fraud unit in Pierre, South Dakota, away from her husband, Dan, an Aberdeen police officer, and fourteen month old child. Kaiser was on the drug task force in Aberdeen back in 2011, when she said a Brown County Sheriff's Deputy was appointed to the team and began sexually harassing her on a regular basis. Nor is it about what is happening at the University of Minnesota. More Highway Patrol Trooper South Dakota State Government Unbeknownst to Plaintiff, Black told Brown County Deputy Damian Bahr and DCI Agent Dave Lunzman, the only other law enforcement in the Aberdeen office, about Ericksons treatment toward Plaintiff. Skill and professionalism are just as important as the ability to connect on a personal level. Let the defendants defend themselves in a court of law. Plaintiff considered his offer but decided she would speak to Erickson herself. WebDCI Special Agent I or II South Dakota State Government Statewide, SD. It boggles my mind that adult males would behave that way. Plaintiff apologized and stated that it was not her intent to have the office know about the issue. Your email address will not be published. Males write the laws in every state and DC. Weighing onZylstra Kaisers mind, though, was a 2005 experience in which shehad reported another co-worker for sexual harassmentand gotten the wrong response from the boss: Her then-supervisor, Assistant Director Brian Zeeb, said her complaint could be seen as a sign of weakness and made a comment along the lines of, In the future, if you want a promotion or transfer to a new duty station, some may see this incident as your inability to get along with others. Rather than undertaking an investigation, Zeeb forced her to confronther harasser. Ms. Geelsdottir, I support all those things. /Parent 3 0 R Kaiser told the texter all negotiations would continue to go through her Minneapolis-based attorney. WebAbout us. In the summer of 2011, Ross Erickson from the Brown County Sherriffs office joined the Drug Task Force and began making sexually harassing comments to Kaiser. Zylstra Kaiser now charges Gortmaker withreprisal discrimination and sex discrimination under the federal Civil Rights Act and the South Dakota Human RelationsAct. DCI then conducted an investigation focused on Kaiser, accusing her of fabricating allegations as a trust test and placed her on a Work Improvement Plan just a few days later. endobj Special Agents et al, No. Kaiser was transferred to Pierre, demoted from Special Agent III to Special Agent II and moved to a less desirable position. Yea. Cant we raise our men to treat women better than this? Run some stats on ethnic crimes for us, wouldja? In October 2011, Zylstra talked with fellow female agent Jessica Page about Ericksons harassment, and Page took the same position: reporting Erickson would only lead to trouble. We will not be silenced. The paperwork was signed and finalized by the Governors Office of Risk Management on Monday, May 21, 2018. ", Lucas Kaster, one of Kaisers attorneys, stated: We are very happy for Laura. Maybe it was around in the old day, but not now. JFIF If we blogged about every one of those crimes it would be 100 times the volume of blogging that Mr. H can issue forth. There have been other situations where the woman will start conversation and steer in way to get a man to say something he normally wouldnt. April 15 came and went and after multiple unreturned emails regarding the settlement agreement in April, Kaiser's lawyer was eventually told Jackley had been unavailable because he'd been in Washington, D.C. for the previous two weeks. In the meantime, let us all take a breath, put politics and rhetoric aside, and support this courageous young lady.
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