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Crime, Law and Justice

Minnesota-based company will pay $487M to settle kickback, fraud case

Minnesota-based company will pay $487M to settle kickback, fraud case

A federal judge in St. Paul has ordered a medical products company and its owner to pay $487 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare.
by Matt Sepic

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Two plead guilty in February attack on transgender woman

Two plead guilty in February attack on transgender woman

Two men who pleaded guilty to attacking a transgender woman at a Minneapolis light rail station are expected to receive four-month jail sentences. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said there was no evidence to indicate that anti-trans bias motivated the men.
by Matt Sepic

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The blues returns to Mississippi's Parchman Prison Farm

The blues returns to Mississippi's Parchman Prison Farm

Mississippi's Parchman Farm was once one of the country's most notorious prisons. The University of Mississippi has introduced college-level classes to offer inmates education - including the blues.
by John Burnett

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St. Paul mosque vandalism is 5th attack in Minnesota this year

St. Paul mosque vandalism is 5th attack in Minnesota this year

Surveillance video shows a person carrying a blue umbrella walking up to Masjid As-Sunnah Islamic Center near Ruth St. and Interstate 94 just after 7 a.m. on Friday. The person drops the umbrella, then repeatedly heaves a rock or chunk of concrete at the glass door.
by Matt Sepic

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Ramsey Co. Attorney on his office's progress 'reimagining juvenile justice'

Ramsey Co. Attorney on his office's progress 'reimagining juvenile justice'

Preliminary findings from a new program in Ramsey County that’s meant to divert youth out of the criminal justice system is showing some positive results. But it’s too early to tell whether it’s keeping youth from committing new crimes.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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