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Restoring Confidence in the SD Attorney General’s Office

Restoring Confidence in the SD Attorney General’s Office

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Following the Impeachment and conviction of former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, Governor Kristi Noem named Pennington County States Attorney Mark Vargo as interim Attorney General. Vargo says he has had a good working relationship with the staff of that office….

Vargo says he has a lot to learn about the workings of the office….

Vargo says he wants to help the office back to a more normal routine…..

Vargo will head up the office until the Attorney General elected in November is sworn in in January.

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