South Dakota farmers told not to comment after guilty pleas in H&I grain fraud case
Jared Steffensen of the Arlington, S.D., area, pleaded guilty to theft by deception in his H&I Grain Inc. business, at a June 29, 2021, hearing at the Beadle County, S.D., courthouse at Huron. He speculated on grain trades, and then failed to pay millions to farmers. He and his wife, Tami, could face five years in the state penitentiary. His mother, JoAnn also pleaded guilty to a felony of failing to inform state regulators that her company was failing financially. 8:57 pm, Jun. 29, 2021 ×
South Dakota Attorney General lawyers extracted guilty pleas from Jared, Tami and JoAnn Steffensen of Arlington, S.D., for felonies related to conspiring to mislead farmers and grain regulators. Their H&I Grain Inc. stole millions from farmers in 2016 to 2017, as they tried to cover up Jared’s grain speculation losses. Photo taken June 6, 2019 in Huron, S.D.
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Promotions to Brigadier General announced by SDNG
SDNG CommunicationsJanuary 25, 2021News
SDNGSDNG Brigadier General Patrick Pardy
Brigadier General Edwin VanDerWolde
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Patrick Pardy has been promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the South Dakota Army National Guard during a ceremony at Camp Rapid.
Pardy will serve as the land component commander for Joint Force Headquarters in Rapid City.
“Being promoted to brigadier general is the single greatest honor of my military career and it is the culmination of all the great work done by the leaders, peers and soldiers I have been lucky enough to work with – all of whom I will be eternally grateful to,” Pardy said. “I am also the recipient of the love and support of an amazing family, which was the number one factor to my making it to this point in my career. Finally, I must thank Maj. Gen. Jeff Marlette for the confidence he has shown in me with this selection.”