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Crime, Law and Justice

New York prosecutors eye illicit foreign lobbying

The special counsel in the Russia probe has referred investigations into possible unlawful foreign lobbying to federal prosecutors in New York, two people familiar with the inquiry said Wednesday. One person under scrutiny is a former congressman from Minnesota.
by Associated Press

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Judge blocks release of blueprints for 3D-printed guns

A federal judge on Tuesday stopped the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns as President Donald Trump questioned whether his administration should have agreed to allow the plans to be posted online.
by The Associated Press

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BCA released sensitive, private info in Thurman Blevins police shooting probe

BCA released sensitive, private info in Thurman Blevins police shooting probe

State investigators temporarily made public passwords to city of Minneapolis email accounts, evidence management systems and other private information from the cellphones of two officers and a police shooting victim, a report by freelance journalist Tony Webster has found.
by Tom Crann

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Minneapolis NAACP president responds to Blevins video

Minneapolis NAACP president responds to Blevins video

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman has said he won't prosecute the officers in the fatal shooting of Thurman Blevins. The president and vice president of the Minneapolis NAACP joined MPR News host Chris Farrell to talk about the decision.
by Chris Farrell and Elizabeth Shockman

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Sen. Patricia Torres Ray gets petty misdemeanor for immigration protest

Sen. Patricia Torres Ray gets petty misdemeanor for immigration protest

Sen. Patricia Torres Ray was arrested June 29 along with other protesters outside General Dynamics' office in Bloomington. Their demonstration called attention to the company's involvement in detention centers where children were separated from their families.
by The Associated Press

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Jury is seated as Manafort trial begins, ushering in new phase in Mueller probe

Jury is seated as Manafort trial begins, ushering in new phase in Mueller probe

Six men and six women were selected for the jury, along with four alternates. The jury will hear the bank and tax fraud case against Paul Manafort, who served for a period as Trump campaign chairman.
by Ryan Lucas and Miles Parks

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