ARMOUR, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota deputy sheriff who pleaded
guilty in an insurance fraud case has resigned.
Douglas County Deputy Rob Hotchkiss stepped down on Saturday,
and county commissioners on Tuesday accepted the resignation.
Hotchkiss had been on administrative leave since late October.
Hotchkiss, of Delmont, pleaded guilty a week ago to grand theft
by deception. Authorities say he submitted fraudulent insurance
applications to obtain commissions while working for a Sioux Falls
agency in 2008. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000
fine.
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