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Crime, Law and Justice

Sentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group

Sentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group

A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria but now expresses remorse and has been cooperating with authorities will have to wait to learn how much prison time he faces.
by The Associated Press

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Sharp growth raised ‘red flags’ about meal program fraud, state official testifies

Sharp growth raised ‘red flags’ about meal program fraud, state official testifies

A state regulator testified in the first Feeding Our Future trial Tuesday that she was concerned after seeing massive growth in reimbursement requests through child nutrition programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Matt Sepic

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Hennepin County Board OKs Moriarty hiring outside attorneys in state trooper prosecution

Hennepin County Board OKs Moriarty hiring outside attorneys in state trooper prosecution

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said at the board meeting that her office’s adult prosecution division is about ten attorneys short. She said putting experienced staff attorneys on this case would have hurt their ability to prosecute other violent crimes in the county. 
by Jon Collins

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Trump ordered to pay $9,000 for violating gag order in criminal hush money trial

Trump ordered to pay $9,000 for violating gag order in criminal hush money trial

Judge Juan Merchan previously issued a gag order that specifically bars Trump from making or directing others to make public statements about potential jurors, court staff or family members of staff.
by Ximena Bustillo

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U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say

U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say

Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug is the agency’s biggest policy change in more than 50 years. The proposal still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget.
by The Associated Press

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Attorneys outline cases as first Feeding Our Future trial starts

Attorneys outline cases as first Feeding Our Future trial starts

Prosecutors say seven defendants schemed to steal $47 million from taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs by falsifying attendance rosters and food invoices. Defense attorneys said their clients were following the rules and feeding children.
by Matt Sepic

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