what can the attorney general do?

What Can the Attorney General Do?

(way, way, way too much)

What Can the Attorney General Do?

South Dakota is the 2nd-most-corrupt state in the union.

South Dakota received a big, red

F!


F!in 9 out of 14 categories.

…but more to the point:


F!


F!

in every category overseen by the

Attorney General.

(…this guy…)

Marty Jackley.

‘The Silver Fox.’

‘The Silver Fox.’

(…as he likes to call himself.)

Let’s see what he has to say about corruption!

…oh well.

Not only does Marty not publicly mention the systemic corruption,

he’s in a perfect situation to benefit from it.

The South Dakota Attorney General has personal control over the most

powerful branches of state government.

He has authority over the state’s legal cases -


• He appoints the state’s attorneys,


• He appoints the state’s attorneys, • He advises the state’s attorneys,


• He appoints the state’s attorneys, • He advises the state’s attorneys, • He represents the state legally,

• He appoints the state’s attorneys, • He advises the state’s attorneys, • He represents the state legally, • and he can (directly and indirectly)

preside over all state disputes.


So he has authority over the state’s legal cases…

!

…all of the state’s attorneys… !

…and all of the state’s criminal investigations.

Through the Division of Criminal Investigation, part of the Attorney General’s office,

Marty Jackley can control:


Marty Jackley can control: !

• The State’s policemen,



• The State’s policemen, • The State Forensic Laboratory,



• The State’s policemen, • The State Forensic Laboratory, • The State’s ‘intelligence agents’,



• The State’s policemen, • The State Forensic Laboratory, • The State’s ‘intelligence agents’, • The State’s ‘special agents’,



• The State’s policemen, • The State Forensic Laboratory, • The State’s ‘intelligence agents’, • The State’s ‘special agents’, • …and many other departments, as well as

the State’s database of criminal records.

If Marty wanted to do something illegal or legally ambiguous in order to promote his own

interests or defend his rich friends, !

all he’d really have to do is lie.

He could fire you if you question him.

If you don’t like that, he could charge you with a crime he pulls out of thin air.

!The legal fees could drive you into bankruptcy

!The accusations could tarnish your reputation

for the rest of your life.

He could fire you if you question him.

If you don’t like that, he could charge you with a crime he pulls out of thin air.

!The legal fees could drive you into bankruptcy,

!and the accusations could tarnish your reputation

for the rest of your life.

He can order his intelligence agents to search your home on charges that he fabricates.

If you’re a lawyer, he can convince you not to run against him by making sure that

you never get another legal case in the state.

He can steal from people, hurt people,

and even kill people !

and no one outside of the government would ever have to know.


even kill people, !

and no one outside of the government would ever have to know.


even kill people, !

and no one outside of the government will ever have to know who, how, or why.

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