Crime, Law and Justice

Legislative auditor: Minnesota Department of Education ‘created opportunities for fraud’
A strongly worded report by the state’s legislative auditor finds that "actions and inactions" by the Minnesota Department of Education opened the door for fraud in two taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs.
Man fatally shot by police in south Minneapolis
A man who reportedly was seen waving a handgun was fatally shot by police in south Minneapolis on Wednesday night. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension confirmed that it is investigating the incident.
FBI raids Burnsville home of a second Feeding Our Future defendant
Mukhtar Shariff was one of five defendants convicted Friday of stealing 47 million dollars from taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs. Jurors found two others not guilty after a five-week trial.
This prison newspaper in Minnesota has been publishing for more than a century
A newspaper in a Minnesota prison began publishing more than a century ago. The paper covers prison life and gives its writers purpose. It’s one of around two dozen similar publications nationwide.
What's next for Hunter Biden after his conviction on federal gun charges
Hunter Biden’s legal woes are not over after his conviction on three felony firearms charges in a trial that put a spotlight on his drug-fueled past. Now, President Joe Biden’s son faces sentencing, and another trial on tax charges in the middle of his father’s reelection campaign. 
President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial
Hunter Biden has been convicted of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.