Andy Luger begins his second term as Minnesota's US Attorney
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This is Andy Luger's first full week on the job as US Attorney for Minnesota, but it's a position he's familiar with. This is the second time Lugar has been the top-ranking federal law enforcement official for Minnesota. He served under former President Barack Obama.
A US Attorney, Lugar is responsible for prosecuting federal crimes in the district. He oversaw a number of high profile and controversial cases in his first tenure. His work led to the conviction of nine young East African men for attempting to join ISIS. He made the decision to not to file charges against the Minneapolis police officers who killed Jamar Clark. And he lead the prosecution of the man who killed Jacob Wetterling. U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger joined host Cathy Wurzer for a conversation about his new role.
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