South Dakota’s Richest Man, T Denny Sanford
Dig on Deep Underground Lab in richest goldmine, his “philanthropy” of Children’s Hospitals and genetic research, and his Child Porn problem
“In 2006, after sitting empty for 4 years, Homestake Mine was transformed into the Sanford Underground Research Facility, which studies how the universe even exists (which they predict to be not only equal parts matter and antimatter, but neutrinos). “
“It was re-purposed into the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (AKA, the deepest underground laboratory in the country):”
“In addition to being the most productive mine in the Western Hemisphere, Homestake is also reported to be one of the longest-listed stocks in the history of the New York Stock Exchange, where it was listed from 1879 to 2001. “
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/south-dakota/abandoned-mine-drone-sd/
“Thomas Denny Sanford (born December 23, 1935, in Saint Paul) is a South Dakota businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and owner of First Premier Bank and the chairman and chief executive officer of its bank holding company, United National Corporation. Sanford is part of an increasingly popular trend, sunset philanthropy, and has pledged to give away his entire fortune during his lifetime as opposed to leaving it to a foundation that exists in perpetuity. As of October 2018 he has donated over $1 billion.
Sanford made his fortune as the owner of First PREMIER Bank and PREMIER Bankcard, both among the nation's leading subprime credit card providers. Premier Bankcard issues low-limit Mastercards and Visas to credit-impaired customers, charging higher-than-average interest rates and fees.”
• In April 1999, Sanford agreed to match up to $2 million in donations to the Children's Inn and Children's Home Society of South Dakota, which cares for abused and neglected children, through 2002.
• In December 2001, Sanford gave $100,000 to the Sioux Empire United Way to help abused and neglected children.
• The State of South Dakota's Science and Technology Authority, to help secure a deep underground science and engineering laboratory at the former site of the Homestake Gold Mine.
• In 2004, Denny Sanford announced his gift of $16 million for what would become Sanford Children's Hospital, covering almost half of the $34 million price tag. Children's care was one of the five centers of excellence what was then Sioux Valley Medical Center had decided to pursue and Denny Sanford was quoted as saying, "My primary bent, in terms of philanthropy, is directed at small children, to give them the opportunity to realize a full life."
• The T. Denny Sanford Pediatric Center at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
• A 2008 gift created the Sanford Harmony Program in Arizona State University's T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics to help children better understand the opposite gender and to create respect, trust and understanding between boys and girls before adolescence.
• In November 2013, University of California, San Diego announced a $100 million gift from Sanford for the creation of the Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center at UCSD, the second-largest donation in the university's history.
• In January 2014, Sanford gave $125 million to Sanford Health to create the Imagenetics program, which conducts genetic research, uses genetic information for precision medicine, and provides genetic counseling.
• In January 2014, Sanford gave $1 million to National University to create the Sanford Education Center, focused on training nonprofit leaders and PreK-12 teachers.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Denny_Sanford
“In 2020, It was reported that Sanford was being investigated for possession of child pornography. Investigators obtained a search warrant before referring the case to the United States Department of Justice.”
https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2020/08/29/t-denny-sanfords-electronic-device-center-child-pornography-investigation/4977312002/
This man has an alarming amount of money and influence of critical areas of society.