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Lazzaro sex trafficking accomplice gets 3 years in prison

Lazzaro sex trafficking accomplice gets 3 years in prison

A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the accomplice of sex trafficker Tony Lazzaro to three years in prison. Gisela Castro Medina, 21, admitted that in 2020 she recruited and groomed five girls to be sex partners for Lazzaro, 32, a one-time Minnesota Republican Party operative and top donor.
by Matt Sepic

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Demonstrators call for investigation into conditions inside Stillwater state prison

Demonstrators call for investigation into conditions inside Stillwater state prison

The gathering followed a peaceful protest put on by close to 100 incarcerated people on Sunday to decry reduced shower, phone and recreation time, as well as dangerously hot rooms and poor water quality. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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One man dies from early morning shooting in Frogtown

St. Paul police are investigating a homicide after a man was found lying in the street near the intersection of Sherburne Avenue and Mackubin Street on Sunday.
by MPR News Staff

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See how Trump's trials crowd the Republican political calendar

See how Trump's trials crowd the Republican political calendar

To see the extent to which the Republican political calendar and Donald Trump's legal calendar are intertwined, it's helpful to see them laid out together.
by Benjamin Swasey

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Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty, won't attend arraignment hearing

Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty, won't attend arraignment hearing

The former New York mayor waived his right to appear at an arraignment hearing. He joins the former president in forgoing an appearance before a judge in a packed courtroom with a news camera rolling.
by The Associated Press

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A Proud Boy pleaded for leniency from a judge, then yelled 'Trump won' on his way out

A Proud Boy pleaded for leniency from a judge, then yelled 'Trump won' on his way out

In his plea for leniency to the court, Dominic Pezzola said he had given up politics, yet as he was being escorted out of the courtroom he shouted, “Trump won!” He had been given a 10-year sentence.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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