The United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota is the

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responsible for representing the

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in the

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. By statute, the U.S. Attorney is responsible for prosecuting both federal crimes and all serious crimes committed by adults in the District of South Dakota. Therefore, the U.S. Attorney for the South Dakota serves as both the federal prosecutor (as in the other 92 U.S. Attorneys' offices) and as the local

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. the Acting United States Attorney is Dennis R. Holmes.

List of U.S. Attorneys for the District of South Dakota

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List of U.S. Attorneys for the District of South Dakota

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