The jury in the trial of Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock and restaurant owner Salim Said will begin deliberations Wednesday morning after prosecutors and defense attorneys made their closing arguments Tuesday.
Bloomington police say state Sen. Justin Eichorn, R-Grand Rapids, was arrested around 6 p.m. Monday for allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution. House and Senate Republican leaders called for Eichorn to step down.
A Minnesota college student has not been named as a suspect but has been detained by Dominican police and is believed to be the last person to see Konanki.
The prosecution contends that Salim Said played a major role in the $250 million fraud, and tried to show he profited from the association with the now-defunct Twin Cities nonprofit.
Quinterius Chappelle was arrested on a federal charge of second-degree murder in the death of Sahela Sangrait, according to the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office.
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members.
A defense witness testified at the Feeding Our Future trial on Friday that he saw large amounts of food being prepared at a Minneapolis restaurant that prosecutors say was a major player in a $250 million scheme to defraud taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs during COVID.
Immigration officials have arrested a second person who participated in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and have revoked the visa of another student.
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