More corruption in South Dakota: A former Highway Patrol trooper pleaded guilty Monday to grand theft of nearly $70,000 seized during his time in law…
Tag: Joop Bollen
At last week’s press conference following the guilty plea of the state’s former EB-5 czar Joop Bollen, I asked Attorney General Marty Jackley if the state…
Plus: Jackley’s Post-Plea Press Conference! Joop Bollen pled guilty this morning to one of five felony charges of mishandling funds related to his administration of South…
Dang it! I clear my calendar for the week starting February 7, and what do I get? This media advisory from the Attorney General’s office:…
We would like to blame Mr. Sveen, but we’re not going to do that. —Reed Rasmussen, attorney for the defense, saying the second-most interesting thing…
I’d love to write a novelization of the South Dakota EB-5 scandal, but I feel like I have to wait until every single strand of…
The only good thing about the state waiting to bring its former EB-5 czar Joop Bollen to trial until next February is that I have time to review…
In today’s lesson in civil discourse, Libertarian blogger Ken Santema posts a photo of Joop Bollen talking with me in front of the Brown County Democrats’ booth…
USCIS Rejects State’s Arguments to Keep EB-5, Cites This Blog to Support Regional Center Termination
The federal government is sticking with its assessment that South Dakota state government is too corrupt to be trusted with the EB-5 visa investment program.…
In a genial and uncontroversial hearing at the Brown County Courthouse this morning, Joop Bollen, dressed in a thin grey polo shirt, well-worn blue jeans, and…