We believe the interrogations were live streamed to Pierre with someone feeding Black intimidating, confusing and attacking questions to ask the Mette children. When Zylstra Kaiser pointed out that that Erickson admitted to the conduct, Even chose not to believe her and said he was unhappy with her general work performance. And the U of MN has added the Affirmative Consent Sexual Activity standard. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Support South Dakotas best independent journalism: donate to. 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. In March 2012, Kaiser received her worst review of her eight-year career. stream On information and belief, and knowing Even would investigate Plaintiffs harassment complaint, Black worked with Erickson, Bahr, and Lunzman to formulate a set of talking points in an effort to have Plaintiff removed from the department or terminated, including planning to state they did not trust Plaintiff, she falsified the harassment to test Blacks trustworthiness, they were unwilling to work with her, and that she was mentally ill and schizophrenic[Complaint, 2015.09.23]. The only thing left is for involuntary sex reassignment. To all the men out there that need advice on how to treat women in the workplace, Ill give you a clue. WebDCI Special Agent I or II South Dakota State Government Statewide, SD. Nor is it about what is happening at the University of Minnesota. endobj /Parent 3 0 R Q Erickson told Kaiser to get keys out of his pocket, described sex with his wife to Kaiser, and asked Kaiser if she was horny when she was pregnant, among others. I think it important we look at the big picture and the intricate timeline that comes into place with Lauras sexual harassment lawsuit and the criminal acts by the same state players in the Schwab Taliaferro malicious prosecution case. TFeJxXop(I#Z,k^Uv "A@'(''C6eRE .Qn4vL*2{i}SaeaXCYzoKmw7'}jgaL@gWan7T4('9|K,"-w^l. Since 2005, SA Corey has been with the South Dakota Office of Attorney General in the . box 160 Pierre, SD 57501 Telephone: 605-224-8803 Attorneys for Defendant and Appellee _____________________ q Plaintiff considered his offer but decided she would speak to Erickson herself. WebThe South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources believes in building, developing, and supporting a high-performing and healthy workforce. We are South Dakota's premier criminal justice and criminal investigative agency. 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. When they speak, I will report. South Dakota has a criminal for a governor just like voters wanted. % MC, how often do you talk with your male friends about the need to strengthen sex crimes laws, make sure all the rape kits get tested, put more money into child protection, really go after dead beat dads, etc? endobj Sad, really, we were the greatest country on earth, and we cant even get this right. WebThe graph below represents the number of search warrants DCI Special Agents participated in from 2008 through 2011. Zylstra decided to talk about the harassment with fellow Aberdeen agent Mark Black, with whom she had a close relationship. (Remember, this is the same Mark Black who eventually was fired from the DCI following revelations of violent behavior toward his own wife.) The cold, hard, fact remains, males perpetrate more than 90% of the sexual crimes. It happens everyday all over this country, yet when republicans face heat they yell there is another side to this story (without telling it) or that the perp must be proven guilty. They sure dont need to kill her. My Family and I have spent years trying to report a case of $800,000 of fraud and theft to DCI in South Dakota. /ProcSet 6 0 R Agent Kaisers accusations are credible to me. Finished: John D. MacDonald's 'The Brass Cupcake'. Former Division of Criminal Investigation special agent Laura Zylstra Kaiser of Aberdeen is suing DCI chief Bryan Gortmaker and former DCI agent Mark Black for hindering her employment. To say this lawsuit is about SD Representative Dan Kaiser is merely a distraction to the real story. If we blogged about every one of those crimes it would be 100 times the volume of blogging that Mr. H can issue forth. Almost immediately, he began making sexually explicit comments to Plaintiff, revealing personal information, and making her feel uncomfortable, including, but not limited to: Now the properworkplace response to such behavior is to take this behavior straight to the boss, whose response should be to drop the hammer on the harasser. They greeted each other with an extended ritual of feigned nut-grabbing and knee-lifts-to-groins that would have appeared immature among 10-year-olds, and was performed in front of the county treasurer and auditor windows. "My attorney made three attempts to contact the DCI attorney on different days -- no response. Im not sympathetic to the cry of males being picked on.. DCI then conducted an investigation focused on Kaiser, accusing her of fabricating allegations as a trust test and placed her on a Work Improvement Plan just a few days later. Indeed, Lar. We are only seeing one side of the story. Kaiser said if Jackley wasn't involved, she's not sure why that mattered. <> Following trial, Kaiser commented: "I would like to thank the jury for their time and for giving me justice. @c`m6x\^=5^'Gb68qk!b@8hg"Xv3nK2 -gW Am 8%d>!EDB8jOpG/4Ps0 Q}Y5z0VF3,=i0U`d ~o^Lq92,r+f^$-Gxpv1yGTY/0 6Lqa{b.K!hD%D*pc?X;^3 F`c!. JOB DETAILS. ;8bUOacWkLV}g$iE"$EaH5fjov,R W4N6RFOfrE>FjZ Zkp Y FUC#4L=p5AkLF drA*15Dxhl[JE,+0K@&Z]uo *JKLWd,|:9d=0w$Ec=yY/xIUF!JyZ1f1==4VKP,R#.U1/g nUv./m-71iqJAis Gutd 4sLwi Our attorneys are zealous advocates committed to fighting for the justice our clients deserve. /Height 2192 WebSTATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA CLASS SPECIFICATION Class Title: DCI Special Agent Supervisor Class Code: 688805 Pay Grade: L7 _____ A. The paperwork was signed and finalized by the Governors Office of Risk Management on Monday, May 21, 2018. %PDF-1.5 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. Kaiser was hired by DCI in 2003, and worked for eight years as a special agent on the Drug Task Force, a collaborative team consisting of officers from DCI, the Brown County Sherriffs Office and the Aberdeen Police Department. /XObject >> Former DCI agent Laura Zylstra Kaiser says the state of South Dakota delayed paying her $1.5 million settlement, following a lawsuit over workplace sexual harassment. Most importantly Laura has the truth on her side. x3>J, .$Sku4ftRQJ~}9NdHq.qP/zixl~omw77DH?cI,(RV/{~,HAI56i%R,LW|R//7,XEZ!o@%BCW%rQ5IY\FrR},X@%YtLs6IEE$Q$ YYZwLwK/woUJm7rwznh?h-;o yGH-S$$O"hIc Gay men in MN are very open now when it comes to gay equality and all I can say is that the world has been a better place for me for having met these decent men. There will be no trial and South Dakota will settle for an undisclosed amount of cash. This is so wrong and. "When I looked at this, I thought it was odd because in my lawsuit, Laura Zylstra Kaiser versus Bryan Gortmaker that was my lawsuit. PLEASE ATTACH THE Severson initially came to Centerville on August 18, It will be difficult to defend Black and anyone who tries to use his words and actions as credible evidence. Youve already gotten more of my time than I usually give you, sock puppet. WebSouth Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo named an interim director of the South Dakota Department of Criminal Investigation on Tuesday. 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. % DCI said they didn't have it. She mentioned she regretted telling Black[Complaint, 2015.09.23]. The Director of the Division of Criminal Investigation, Bryan Gortmaker, first received the compromise settlement agreement and release in full of all claims on Friday, May 18, 2018. Why South Dakotans stand for it remains a mystery. 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. We would have been better off reporting these crimes to the Girl Scouts. Lauras complaint will be heard in both South Dakota Federal and State court proceedings. Purpose: Supervises Division of This is about corruption in the State of South Dakota and it is because of strong and determined individuals such as Laura Kaiser that this type of unacceptable behavior will finally be exposed for what it is. Special Agents et al, No. Kaiser received positive reviews throughout her career. I have worked with the nicest, most decent, sweetest homosexual men and can tell you that I much prefer them over some straight guy that thinks hes gods gift to women. stream c+g4]AjC`D93P=%OEY&TJ?2m;_e[F(Q\yv|.hxysU-nu#oRmX&{;=e|h=*)X+eZR~,-Erh? <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> 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. Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Dallas, TX; Search. endstream Recently, Special Agent Krierwho is assigned to the DCIs Electronic Crimes Unit and Internet Crimes Let the defendants defend themselves in a court of law. None of the men, including Ross Erickson, were disciplined by DCI or the Brown County Sherriffs Office. VY9H~d&D#iu.QUCoHB(L}~JOI:xw9x0Gh=,~]\c"r-)o!Jx_%1+^Iy$UYXc,WE "At that time the DCI attorney said they didn't have any money to pay me," Kaiser said. Incremental steps have been taken to give the victim a little better chance. 7 0 obj No need for me romanticiz about the DCI, in my relationship with Kevin Thumb there was no love. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. A jury awarded Kaiser a settlement for sexual harassment and other damages on Dec. 27, 2017 against her former boss, Bryan Gortmaker. She lost her dream job and her career because she stood up for what is right. "I received a text message from an Aberdeen attorney -- who i'll just leave as anonymous at this point --it said, 'I just talked with Marty on your case, hope that is OK, may I call you to be an intermediary directly with him to have no appeals?' On or about October 20, 2011, Erickson told Plaintiff that Black had told the entire office about what was happening. More Highway Patrol Trooper South Dakota State Government As Shirley Schwab points out, Ms. Zylstra Kaiser was going through her experience at the same time the DCI and AG office were performing on the Taliaferro-Schwab debacle, and Blacks conduct is a matter of a trail transcript which leads to the judge dismissing the case against them with specific mention of Blacks performance being one of the reasons. Kaiser appealed the discipline to DCI and eventually to South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, but each of her appeals was denied. Maybe its the places I go or the people I know. 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. WebSTATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA CLASS SPECIFICATION Class Title: DCI Special Agent II Class Code: 688802 Pay Grade: L5 _____ A. I truly doubt it many other individuals would have endured what she has and kept on fighting to get to this point. The circuit court approved the He said, she said, with the DCI boys holding the stay out of trouble card in the form of shared talking points. Erickson said, Thats just the way I am, but Kaiser said that was not acceptable. All you need to know about him is that he is an habitual liar. 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. There is nothing in our legal system that says the public can not scrutinize public cases and come to our own conclusions. Her DCI supervisors accused her of failing at numerous job categories which just months earlier were graded as meets or exceeds expectations. 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They hadnt noticed because it was a routine event. Your email address will not be published. /Filter /DCTDecode Clark is pounding sand into our assets. 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? My country ranch church in northwest SD was like that. What a filthy, nasty man! On November 4, 2011, Laura was in Pierre and aware of all of the state player (regarding her case and ours) that were present in Pierre as well. 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WebTo apply for a position as a DCI Special Agent, follow these steps: Complete the online application Complete the Personal Data Questionnaire Complete and sign the Demented Criminal Infantile for their acronym. While none have involved sexual advances (in either direction), the descriptions of DCI personnel here fit with my observations in general of DCI agents. When called to account, Black allegedly turned against Zylstra Erickson: Later that day, Plaintiff approached Black and asked why he shared her personal information. Kaiser said the DCI attorney met her in Redfield, at his request, to give her the two checks. A friendly little safety reminder-dont play around pitchforks and torches. In the meantime, let us all take a breath, put politics and rhetoric aside, and support this courageous young lady. DCI Special Agent I or II in South Dakota State Government; Rapid City, SD. 2 0 obj MN Attorney General Lori Swanson wouldnt put up with it. "It was communicated to my attorneys that there had been a storm and part of a roof came off a building so Bryan Gortmaker is not available," Kaiser said. I asked my friends if what they thought about the other table. Clark bemoans an America moving forward under a black Democratic president but supports the criminal actions of Denny Daugaard in a crime-ridden, disease-prone chemical toilet like South Dakota: how bipartisan. In a court of law under one party rule,the truth is whatever the one party decides it is. But i doubt it. Purpose: Conducts investigations Then comes Brown County Deputy Ross Erickson: In or about August 2011, Brown County Deputy Ross Erickson was assigned to the Drug Task Force. Phone: (605) 330-4862 . The latest Tweets from South Dakota DCI (@SouthDakotaDCI). <> Zylstra Kaiser now charges Gortmaker withreprisal discrimination and sex discrimination under the federal Civil Rights Act and the South Dakota Human RelationsAct. http://www.ag.state.mn.us/ Zylstra Kaiser says she went to work for the DCI Drug Task Force straight out law school in August 2003. }1-"y, b.|7h" i>1d&1 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. The total warrants served in 2011 were 401. 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? '!kcE!>{=C9Cv G4]mY01I&Em@6cR1d>!B u Kaiser said she'd been patient and asked for a "good faith payment," of "anything? >> WebIn 2018, I began my career as a Special Agent with the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), where I was primarily charged with leading full-spectrum, complex 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. She now runs her own private investigation company. 4 0 obj /ColorSpace /DeviceRGB I have had numerous interactions with various DCI agents over the past 40 years. I say so here and now. Sioux Falls, SD . Thats a wonderful policy. Not when they intend to use her to send a message. This lawsuit, wherever it leads, provides another window on the corruption that oozes from every crevice in state government, Benda, EB-5, the GEAR UP matter, and much other business the current regime in Pierre is involved in. Powers spins this story because Dan Kaiser is a constant burr under the establishment machines saddle, and because establishment crony Marty Jackley is running for governor. >> /Name /PAGE0001 endobj Preston Johnson, Special Agent E-mail: preston.johnson@oig.hhs.gov US Department of Health and Human Services, OIG . WebThe South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is accepting applications for DCI Special Agent I or II at this time. Plaintiff was reassigned to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in Pierre, South Dakota, over 150 miles from Aberdeen, effective January 3, 2012. WebThis week, we welcomed a new Special Agent to the Division of Criminal Investigation family! I have personally met with supervisor Jason Even who demonstrated that he was a complete idiot who didnt know the first thing about law enforcement or criminal investigations. Over the past couple of years, Laura and I have compared our particular time lines along with documented facts and discovery. Remember, her life will be an open book before they would get through, and those low lifes arent just setting around playing racehorse pitch. >> Whalen Law Office, P.C. Supervisor Jason Even took the mens side immediately, accused Zylstra Kaiser of fabricating the sexual harassment allegations against Erickson, and warned her that the issue could lead to her termination. They were dated back to March. MC, the deck continues to be stacked in favor of the rapist/molester/harasser. Comment on blogs in support of these things? 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+ 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. At the conclusion of trial, the jury found in favor of Kaiser on both her retaliation and gender discrimination claims. She says shereceived positive performance reviews through mid-2011, when she says her mid-year evaluation praised her for her exceptional work product, ability to work amicably with other DCI agents and members of her task force, relentless work, and above-average case activity.. Eventually the DCI attorney said, 'Well, we got a new phone system.'". Job ID: 18640 Location: Statewide Step 1: Complete /Subtype /Image @Roger Cornelius Curious when you did your nation wide survey that supports your asinine assertion? Lets hope she gets a judge that isnt in the tank for the administration. << Black complained to DCI supervisors that Kaiser created a hostile work environment. Then in April 2012, DCI removed Kaisers state vehicle, told her she could no longer travel from Aberdeen to Pierre on state time, removed her daily stipend, and told her that she could no longer sleep at the police academy barracks in Pierre, where she slept during the week because her family could not afford a second home. Zylstra Kaiser filed grievances over the demotion and transferwith Gortmaker and Attorney General Marty Jackley. This case and settlement was handled by the Governors Office of Risk Management and the States insurance company. Web[1.] <>>> Kaiser was transferred to Pierre, demoted from Special Agent III to Special Agent II and moved to a less desirable position. endobj 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. They are innocent until proven guilty based on a preponderance of the evidence. WebClass Title: DCI Special Agent III Class Code: 688804 Pay Grade: L6 _____ A. The deck is so stacked against the accuser. ", Former DCI agent receives $1.5 million settlement payment after months of delay, DEVELOPING: First responders on the scene at Husets Speedway after incident, Meteorologists Facebook post on grocery dividers sparks wild debate, Police: Two arrested in overnight burglary in Sioux Falls, 1 killed when business jet encounters severe turbulence, Frontier Climbing hosts first climbing competition in South Dakota, Washington Pavilion hosts free event to celebrate agriculture, Embe hosts FIRST LEGO League state championship, Fourth annual Womens Day of Service building hygiene kits. /Contents 5 0 R WebSpecial Agent Cam Corey began his law enforcement career in 1998 as a Deputy Sheriff. In the court of public opinion, the truth doesnt matter, only how it is spun.
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