South Dakota governor's office wants court to reseal Noem credit card spending
The Dakota Scout receives threat of legal action after auditor's office turned over invoices this week
PIERRE A lawyer for Gov. Larry Rhoden is asking the Attorney Generals Office to rescind a legal agreement that the office made with The Dakota Scout this week to provide the paper with former Gov. Kristi Noems credit card records.
The request also asks that the office to force The Scout to return the records.
Those records were obtained Feb. 6 after The Scout agreed to settle a lawsuit the paper brought last year after months of negotiations with Attorney General Marty Jackley and State Auditor Rich Sattgast. They reveal the exact details of how Noem and her office charged more than a half-million dollars during much of her tenure. Much of the former governors spending was on extravagant hotel suites, entertainment expenses and private airfare.
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