Another key player in the Feeding our Future case faces sentencing Wednesday
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Here’s a quick look at state and local news Wednesday morning.
Another key player in the Feeding our Future case to be sentenced Wednesday
Last year a jury convicted Salim Said on all 21 counts including wire fraud, bribery and money laundering. At the same trial, jurors also convicted Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock — the ringleader of a $300 million scheme to fleece taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs during COVID. Federal prosecutors showed jurors dozens of checks totaling $47 million that Bock paid to Said’s Safari Restaurant on Lake Street in Minneapolis.
Judge Nancy Brasel sentenced Bock to nearly 42 years. Now federal prosecutors are asking Brasel to send Said to prison for 40 years.
Pretti’s parents rip U.S. DOJ over investigation into son’s death
It’s been just over nine months since federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti on a street in south Minneapolis. In court filings earlier this month, state officials said the federal government has again stopped sharing evidence in the case.
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Pretti’s parents, Susan and Michael Pretti, are calling on federal officials to share evidence with state and local agencies. Federal officials have said in court filings that they’re not obligated to share evidence with state officials at this time.
Emergency personnel campaign for union representation at North Memorial Health
About 650 emergency medical technicians and paramedics at North Memorial Health in Minnesota and western Wisconsin are campaigning for union representation.
Union organizers say they want a greater voice in training, workplace policies, staffing, benefits and better mental health support for first responders because the cumulative effects of repeated trauma from what they experience on the job take a toll.
Minneapolis City Council advances proposal to eliminate city’s Office of Community Safety
The Minneapolis City Council moved forward a proposal Tuesday night to eliminate the city’s Office of Community Safety, which oversees 911 operations, alternative public safety programs, and city police and fire.
Council members voted 9-3 for the proposal, with one member abstaining. People who supported eliminating the office created in 2022 say it’s expensive and hasn’t shown that it’s improved public safety.
GOP state Sen. Jim Abeler faces DFL competition
Minnesota Democrats are targeting four-term GOP state Sen. Jim Abeler in the northwest Twin Cities suburbs. The race has generated $1.3 million in outside spending.
Abeler is vying for a fifth term representing the district that includes parts of Andover, Anoka and Coon Rapids. He points to his record working across the aisle. The race is one of the most expensive legislative contests in the state.
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