ICE deports Salvadoran fugitive wanted for child rape in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Oscar Alexander Cruz Rodriguez, a 29-year-old Salvadoran national wanted for the rape of a minor, on Feb. 14. Rodriguez had been living illegally…
Minneapolis Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Girlfriend
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Johnny Leroy Brown, 50, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Kesha Latrice Moore, 43. The incident occurred in…
Federal Jury Finds Minneapolis Bloods Gang Member Guilty of Illegal Possession of a Firearm
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal jury found a Minneapolis felon and known Bloods gang member guilty of illegally possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to evidence presented…
Associate of Minneapolis Highs Gang Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
MINNEAPOLIS – An associate of the Highs, a Minneapolis street gang, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegal possession of a firearm,…
Minneapolis police agree to court-enforced reforms 3 years after George Floyd protests
By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) – Three years after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and a month after federal investigators found widespread racial discrimination by city law enforcement officers, a…
Biden DOJ Says Minneapolis Police Engaged In Unconstitutional, Racist Practices
Biden DOJ Says Minneapolis Police Engaged In Unconstitutional, Racist Practices Erinn Broadus on June 16, 2023 The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the results of a years-long probe Friday finding that the…
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Found Guilty Of Aiding Murder Of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Found Guilty Of Aiding Murder Of George Floyd Lorenzo Prieto on May 2, 2023 Tou Thao, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty of his role in…
Minneapolis Settles For Millions With Two Locals Who Say George Floyd’s Killer Also Knelt On Their Knecks
Minneapolis Settles For Millions With Two Locals Who Say George Floyd’s Killer Also Knelt On Their Knecks Trevor Schakohl on April 14, 2023 The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to grant more…
Minneapolis settles two lawsuits involving ex-officer who killed George Floyd
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The city of Minneapolis on Thursday settled two lawsuits brought by Black residents involving Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd,…
Not One Student Proficient In Math In 10 Minneapolis, St. Paul Public Schools: REPORT
Not One Student Proficient In Math In 10 Minneapolis, St. Paul Public Schools: REPORT Reagan Reese on March 1, 2023 At least 10 elementary and high schools in the Minneapolis Public School…
Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Prison Child Sex Trafficking
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for sex trafficking a minor, announced United States Attorney Andrew M.…
Minneapolis Felon Charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man has been charged in a federal criminal complaint for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on November 28,…
Minneapolis to pay $50,000 each to 12 injured by police during Floyd protests
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – The city of Minneapolis will pay $50,000 each to 12 people injured by police during demonstrations that erupted after a white officer killed George Floyd by pinning…
Minneapolis Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Making Threats Against Hennepin County Government Officials, Illegal Possession of Firearms
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for making threats against Hennepin County employees and illegally possessing…
Minneapolis Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes
MINNEAPOLIS– A Minneapolis tax preparer has pleaded guilty to federal tax violations, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Sue Yang, 48, of Circle Pines, operated a tax…
Minneapolis Woman Indicted for Orchestrating Multimillion-Dollar Accounts Receivable Factoring Scheme, PPP Loan Fraud
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Minneapolis woman for orchestrating an accounts receivable factoring fraud scheme and a PPP loan fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M.…
Minneapolis Woman Indicted for Her Role in a Drug Money Laundering Conspiracy
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Minneapolis woman for running a drug money laundering conspiracy on behalf of a large-scale fentanyl and marijuana dealer, announced U.S. Attorney…
Minneapolis Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Sell and Possessing a Machine Gun
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 72 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a machine…
Minneapolis Man Pleads Guilty to Violent Carjacking Conspiracy Targeting Uber and Lyft Drivers, Assaulting a Federal Officer
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty to pulling a gun on an FBI agent and to his role in a violent carjacking ring that targeted Uber and Lyft…
Minneapolis Ben Rengstorf Named ProStart Teacher of the Year by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
Ben Rengstorf Rengstorf named as 2022 recipient during the National ProStart Invitational in Washington, D.C. Washington, DC (-) The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) has named Ben Rengstorf, a Roosevelt High…
Minneapolis Fed directors wanted 100 bp discount rate hike in September
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis board members sought a full percentage point increase in a key emergency borrowing rate for commercial banks ahead of…
Former Minneapolis police officer gets 3 years in prison in Floyd killing
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting in the killing of George Floyd, a Black man whose death…
Minneapolis Man Charged with Using 3D Printers to Manufacture Machineguns
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man has been charged in a federal criminal complaint for possessing auto sears and using 3D printers to manufacture auto sears out of his Minneapolis residence, announced U.S.…
Minneapolis Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, in August 2020, Charles William Dexter…
Minneapolis Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm as a felon, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on June 23, 2021, William…
Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Possession of a Stolen Firearm
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 84 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for possessing a stolen firearm, announced United States Attorney Andrew M.…
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