U.S. Attorney: Minnesotans involved in Capitol riots will be prosecuted
U.S. Attorney: Minnesotans involved in Capitol riots will be prosecuted By KEYC Staff | January 8, 2021 at 7:44 PM CST - Updated January 8 at 7:44 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (KEYC) â The U.S. Attorneyâs Office for Minnesota says it is committed to holding anyone accountable who traveled from Minnesota to Washington D.C. to take part in illegal activity at the Capitol.
In a statement, the Attorneyâs Office condemned the violence, saying Minnesotans involved will be prosecuted.
The storming of our Nationâs Capitol building is not protest- itâs despicable, disrespectful and a violation of federal.Posted by U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota on Thursday, January 7, 2021
Waseca man charged with cheating dozens of travel agents
Facing four counts of federal wire fraud.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 12:15 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – A Waseca man is facing federal charges over defrauding travel agents over hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Matthew Harald Schumacher, 44, is accused of four counts of wire fraud in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. Investigators say Schumacher defrauded at least 36 travels agents around the country by misappropriating $484,000 in commission payments owed to the travel agents by travel suppliers.
The federal indictment alleges that Schumacher, owner and operator of Travel Troops and Vacation Agent Nation, offered travel agents higher commission fees from industry suppliers like airlines, resorts, and cruise companies if they booked through his companies instead of on their own. Authorities say Schumacher claimed he could collect those higher commissions from suppliers and then distribute the money to th