Former contract worker pleads guilty in Department of Health fraud case

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PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) — Another guilty plea in a fraud case involving a state employee.  Attorney General Marty Jackley says Renee Strong of Springfield has pleaded guilty to four forgery-related charges.  She was accused of falsifying food service inspection reports so she could be paid for work she never performed while doing contract health inspections for the Department of Health.  Strong will be sentenced in June.  She faces up to 14 years in prison.