Indictments filed against 2 Department of Revenue employees involved in title fraud scheme

Two South Dakota Department of Revenue employees have been indicted in relation to a government corruption case.

Grand jury indictments were filed Oct. 1 in Hughes County against Danielle Degenstein, a senior revenue agent in the department, and Lynne Hunsley, a former revenue supervisor who was placed on administrative leave by the DOR in August. Those indictments are sealed as of Wednesday morning.

Attorney General Marty Jackley plans to hold a press conference about the DOR investigation 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Sioux Falls Law Enforcement Center.

Court records show Hunsley faces a slew of felony and misdemeanor charges dated Jan. 1, 2021.

Her charges include:

  • Forgery, a class five felony;
  • Altering or forging a certificate of a title, a class five felony;
  • Making a false statement in applying for a title, a class five felony;
  • Grand theft involving more than $1,000 and less than $2,500, a class six felony;
  • Filing false or forged instrument, a class six felony;
  • Falsification of public records by a public officer; a class one misdemeanor;
  • And failure to pay full amount of excise tax, a class one misdemeanor.

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