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Minneapolis council members seek more oversight of off-duty police work

Minneapolis council members seek more oversight of off-duty police work

The controversial system has previously been called out by the Department of Justice for undermining officer supervision, with hourly rates for officers reaching up to $175 per hour — none of which goes to the city. 
by Cari Spencer

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Judge warns ex-Feeding Our Future boss to follow release rules

Judge warns ex-Feeding Our Future boss to follow release rules

The lead defendant in the Feeding Our Future case was back in court Wednesday to answer allegations that she violated her pretrial release conditions. On Oct. 1, a probation officer spotted an unauthorized $186,000 federal student loan on Bock’s credit report. A prosecutor called it a “technical violation” and did not request detention.
by Matt Sepic

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Moriarty seeks inmate's release in first use of Minnesota sentencing adjustment law

Moriarty seeks inmate's release in first use of Minnesota sentencing adjustment law

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office is petitioning for the release of Jerome Nunn, who was sentenced to life in prison for murder in 1996. It’s the first use of a new state law allowing prosecutors to petition for sentence reviews aimed at shortening sentences for good behavior and readiness to return to society.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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First Feeding Our Future defendant sentenced gets 12 years

First Feeding Our Future defendant sentenced gets 12 years

A federal judge Tuesday handed a 12-year prison term to the first defendant in the Feeding Our Future case to be sentenced. Mohamed Jama Ismail, the former co-owner of Empire Cuisine & Market in Shakopee, is one of five people convicted in June of stealing tens of millions of dollars from taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs.
by Matt Sepic

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2 charged after Twin Cities Buddhist, Hindu temples hit by national theft ring

2 charged after Twin Cities Buddhist, Hindu temples hit by national theft ring

Religious leaders at St. Louis Park’s Wat Promwachirayan Thai temple, Maple Grove’s Hindu Temple of Minnesota and Chaska’s Sri SaiBaba Mandir Hindu temple are still recovering from losing an estimated $100,000 this year.
by Nicole Ki

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