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Crime, Law and Justice

Food fraud defendant testifies as others stay quiet

Food fraud defendant testifies as others stay quiet

In a surprise move on Wednesday, one of the defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial took the stand in his own defense. Unlike the six others, Mukhtar Shariff not only called witnesses, but waived his right to remain silent.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneapolis toddler dies in shelter under suspicious circumstances, police say

Minneapolis toddler dies in shelter under suspicious circumstances, police say

Police were called to the Higher Ground Catholic Charities shelter near downtown Minneapolis around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on a report of an unresponsive child. Officers found the two-year-old unresponsive in a room with drug paraphernalia around her. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Jury finishes a 1st day of deliberations in Trump’s hush money case

Jury finishes a 1st day of deliberations in Trump’s hush money case

Twelve New York jurors began deliberations Wednesday in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial. They will decide if Trump will be convicted or acquitted of 34 felony counts of falsified business records.
by Ximena Bustillo and Andrea Bernstein

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Prosecutor says Trump tried ‘to hoodwink voters’ while defense attacks key witness in last arguments

Prosecutor says Trump tried ‘to hoodwink voters’ while defense attacks key witness in last arguments

Attorneys in Donald Trump’s hush money trial have finished their closing arguments after a marathon day in court. A prosecutor told jurors that Trump engaged in a conspiracy “to hoodwink voters” in 2016. 
by The Associated Press

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Defense set to present case after prosecution rests in Feeding Our Future trial

Defense set to present case after prosecution rests in Feeding Our Future trial

Prosecutors have rested their case in the trial of seven people accused of defrauding taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs. They haven’t said that all of the financial transactions were fraudulent, only that the vast majority were.
by Matt Sepic

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Appeals court overturns conviction in fatal shooting of Minneapolis teenager Deshaun Hill

Appeals court overturns conviction in fatal shooting of Minneapolis teenager Deshaun Hill

In 2023, Cody Fohrenkam was found guilty of shooting and killing 15-year-old North High School student Deshaun Hill. But the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the state failed to prove that Fohrenkam’s statements were lawfully obtained.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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