{KXLG – South Dakota} South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley today announced that Matthew Wilson, 39, of Sioux Falls, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and ordered to pay $3,507.20 in restitution after pleading guilty to one count of Grand Theft. The charge stemmed from Wilson exercising unauthorized control over funds belonging to the Lincoln County Fraternal Order of Police Union.
Wilson received his sentence on Thursday in Lincoln County Circuit Court. While the state had sought a 180-day county jail sentence, the court authorized electronic monitoring for the 90-day term.
“This defendant violated the trust of the organization and its members,” said Attorney General Jackley in a statement. “Thank you to the investigators and prosecutors who brought closure to this case.”
The theft of funds, valued between $2,500 and $5,000, occurred between July 2024 and September 2024.
The case was investigated by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.
