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‘My life was destroyed’: Marvin Haynes sues city of Minneapolis for wrongful incarceration

‘My life was destroyed’: Marvin Haynes sues city of Minneapolis for wrongful incarceration

Marvin Haynes — a man who spent nearly 20 years in prison before a judge vacated his conviction — has filed a wrongful incarceration lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and five police officers. 
by Cari Spencer

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Trump official targeting Jan. 6 investigators worked on those cases himself

Trump official targeting Jan. 6 investigators worked on those cases himself

The disconnect between Bove's aggressive stance at the time to hold rioters accountable — and his current hostility towards the Jan. 6 probe — has troubled some former colleagues.
by Ryan Lucas

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‘I serve drinks’ testifies bartender falsely named as Feeding Our Future board president

‘I serve drinks’ testifies bartender falsely named as Feeding Our Future board president

A Twin Cities man once listed as Feeding Our Future’s board president testified in federal court on Tuesday that he had no knowledge of the organization and was surprised to see his name on its organizational chart.
by Matt Sepic

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FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination records

FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination records

The FBI on Tuesday said it discovered 2,400 new records related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy as federal agencies work to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order last month to release thousands of files.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis moves forward on proposal to shift violence prevention programs to the county

Minneapolis moves forward on proposal to shift violence prevention programs to the county

After a long and sometimes heated discussion Monday afternoon, the Minneapolis City Council agreed to move forward with a controversial proposal to shift around $1.2 million to Hennepin County so that it can temporarily take over the management of two city violence prevention programs. 
by MPR News Staff

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New felony count added to charges against Sen. Nicole Mitchell for April 2024 incident

New felony count added to charges against Sen. Nicole Mitchell for April 2024 incident

Becker County Attorney Brian McDonald added a second burglary charge Monday against state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, stemming from an incident in April 2024 in Detroit Lakes. Both charges are felonies.
by Brian Bakst and Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Prosecutor calls Feeding Our Future ‘money making engine’ of fraud as trial of founder opens

Prosecutor calls Feeding Our Future ‘money making engine’ of fraud as trial of founder opens

Federal prosecutors allege that Aimee Bock was the ringleader of a $250 million scheme to defraud taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs during the pandemic and that Said’s restaurant siphoned $16 million of that.
by Matt Sepic

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Judge sentences Feeding Our Future defendant to 3 1/2 years, citing ‘flagrant fraud’

Judge sentences Feeding Our Future defendant to 3 1/2 years, citing ‘flagrant fraud’

Sharon Ross of Big Lake pleaded guilty in early 2024 to stealing $2.4 million from taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs as part of what federal prosecutors in Minnesota say was a $250 million scam involving 70 people and “the single largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the country.”
by Matt Sepic

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