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Minnesota group homes run by Liberian official shut down due to fraud allegations, safety risks

Minnesota group homes run by Liberian official shut down due to fraud allegations, safety risks

Golden Touch Health Care was one of several Minnesota group home companies linked to Sekou Dukuly, who has served as the managing director of the Liberian National Port Authority since 2024. He told state authorities in 2025 he was the licensed assisted living director for its three group homes — even though an MPR News/APM Reports investigation found he lived overseas.
by Christopher Peak, Ellie Roth, Jennifer Lu and Lili Euzet

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MPR News group home investigation roils politics in Minnesota — and Liberia

MPR News group home investigation roils politics in Minnesota — and Liberia

Politicians in Minnesota and commentators in Liberia were stunned to learn the managing director of the West African country’s National Port Authority was simultaneously serving as the assisted living director for three group homes in the northwestern Twin Cities.
by Christopher Peak, Ellie Roth and Jennifer Lu

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Judge orders full review of grand jury materials in St. Paul church protest case

Judge orders full review of grand jury materials in St. Paul church protest case

A federal judge has ordered prosecutors to turn over a broader set of grand jury materials for review in the case against 38 people charged in connection with a January anti-ICE protest at Cities Church.
by Jon Collins

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Properties owned by former Anoka County attorney used in sex trafficking ring were also used for Medicaid fraud, state says

Properties owned by former Anoka County attorney used in sex trafficking ring were also used for Medicaid fraud, state says

Properties owned by a former Anoka County assistant attorney were used in both a sex trafficking ring and as group home sites that stole more than $1 million in Medicaid, according to charges filed Monday. Andrea Sampson, 35, owned three properties used for Medicaid fraud in state charges filed against 30-year-old Salman Ahmed Elmi.
by Ahmed Hassan

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