Tag: U.S. Attorney’s Office
Life sentence for Minneapolis ‘Highs’ gang member in murder, RICO conspiracy...
A violent Minneapolis gang member has been sentenced to life in prison in connection to the killing of an innocent bystander mistaken for a...
Federal authorities announce new charges in Minnesota’s ongoing fraud saga
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota unveiled new charges against six individuals who are accused of defrauding state government programs that are funded by Medicaid. The...
U.S. Attorney’s Office suspects fraud in Minnesota government programs could exceed...
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said he thinks a "significant portion" of $18 billion spent on 14 state-run Medicaid programs could be fraudulent. Asked...
Illegal alien sex offender who dragged ICE officer with vehicle convicted...
An illegal alien and convicted child sex offender was found guilty by a jury last week of assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous...
Gang member pleads guilty in federal court to possession of a...
A St. Cloud, Minn., man operating in a Twin Cities gang has pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a machine gun and...
Former Minneapolis Chamber CEO Jonathan Weinhagen pleads guilty to mail fraud...
Jonathan Weinhagen, the former CEO of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud on Monday. A high-profile...
Feeding Our Future defendant sentenced to 10 years in prison
Another defendant in the sprawling Feeding Our Future child nutrition fraud scheme was sentenced in federal court Monday to 10 years in prison after...
EXCLUSIVE: Autism center with little on-site activity received $2 million in...
As Minnesota reels from one fraud bombshell after another — autism therapy costs exploding into the hundreds of millions, a $100 million housing program...
Feeding Our Future defendant claimed to be feeding twice the population...
A man named Abdirashid Bixi Dool has been charged for his alleged role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. The 36-year-old...
Clay County man found guilty in stolen valor fraud case
A Clay County, Minn., man was convicted by a federal jury on Friday in a case of stolen valor for fraudulently collecting military benefits...