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Autumn Larson says police violated her constitutional rights while she attempted to drive away from protests and riots taking place after the killing of George Floyd.
Three finalists emerge in search for Minnesota's top federal prosecutor Search narrows to replace Trump appointee Erica MacDonald. March 11, 2021 — 6:01pm Text size Copy shortlink: Three finalists have emerged in the search for Minnesota's next U.S. attorney. Andrew Luger, who held the job from 2014 to 2017, and former assistant federal prosecutors Surya Saxena and Lola Velazquez-Aguilu have all made the shortlist, according to sources familiar with the selection process. The search committee is being led by Minnesota U.S. Sens....
Minnesota casino employee pleads guilty to pocketing $315K from tribal organization Jennifer Boutto worked for Fortune Bay Resort Casino. March 9, 2021 — 10:59am Text size Copy shortlink: An employee for the Fortune Bay Resort Casino in Tower, Minn., pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $315,000 from the Indian Tribal Organization through a phony cash-refund scheme. Jennifer Lynn Boutto, 32, worked as a front desk clerk at the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa-owned casino, a position that allowed her to give cash refunds to c...
Lyon County man pleads guilty to shooting diesel pipeline, spilling 3,900 gallons of fuel March 2, 2021 — 1:59pm Text size Copy shortlink: A Lyon County man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal misdemeanor for shooting an oil pipe in Cottonwood, Minn., resulting in a $1.1 million cleanup tab. Tanner John Sik, 21, is charged in Minnesota' U.S. District Court for negligent discharge of a pollution. On April 24, 2019, Sik and Eric Jay Weckwerth-Pineda drove out to bridge near Cottonwood Lake, which flows into the Yellow Medicine River,...
Veteran federal prosecutor, Minnesota native named state's interim U.S. attorney Anders Folk, a graduate from Hopkins High School and University of Minnesota, will be sworn in Monday. February 25, 2021 — 1:28pm Text size Copy shortlink: Veteran federal prosecutor Anders Folk will be sworn in as Minnesota's interim U.S. attorney on Monday, taking over for Trump-appointee Erica MacDonald while a search committee finds a long-term replacement nominee. Folk has served as the No. 2 prosecutor in MacDonald's office since 2018 and work...