U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota
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A Minneapolis man received an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence after pleading guilty for attempting to provide material support for ISIS following extensive online activity promoting terrorism. Authorities say he tried traveling abroad twice before being apprehended.
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Federal prosecutors have charged three people with assaulting journalist Savannah Hernandez during an anti-ICE protest in St. Paul last April. Authorities say Hernandez was attacked while reporting outside a federal building because she was identified as a conservative journalist.
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A former school district employee in Minnesota has pleaded guilty to using artificial intelligence technology to create sexually explicit images involving children under his care. William Michael Haslach admitted producing hundreds of AI-generated images using photos taken during his employment with two school districts.
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Amiir Mawlid Ali was convicted by a federal jury for possessing an illegally modified machine gun after police discovered it during a traffic stop near Minneapolis. Law enforcement officials say such weapons pose significant dangers, emphasizing ongoing efforts against illegal firearms offenses.
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Seven individuals have been sentenced in U.S. District Court for their roles in a drug-trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of fentanyl pills throughout Minnesota, including the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation.
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Federal authorities have charged six additional individuals in connection with ongoing fraud schemes targeting Minnesota’s Medicaid programs, including those intended to serve children with autism and people needing housing support.
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Patrick Carl Timberlake, Jr., also known as "King," was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl that resulted in the overdose deaths of two individuals.
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Tony Robinson, 41, of Minneapolis, made his first court appearance following an indictment charging him with five counts of wire fraud and conspiracy.
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Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, 24, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release for his involvement in the Feeding Our Future fraud case.
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Abdirashid Bixi Dool, 36, has been indicted on seven counts of wire fraud and money laundering related to the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen.
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Ousman Camara, 45, has been indicted on charges of wire fraud, federal programs bribery, and money laundering for his alleged role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
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John David Degelau, a 28-year-old former youth ski coach, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for possession of child pornography.
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Samuel Eric Snell, 46, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and will serve 10 years of supervised release for producing child pornography.
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Nicholas Richard Lugo, 25, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for distributing child pornography.
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William Wayne Ray Schubel, 33, has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release after being convicted for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine and illegally possessing firearms.
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Peter Amondo Anderson, also known as “Nacho,” has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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Asha Farhan Hassan, 28, has been charged with wire fraud in connection to a $14 million scheme involving the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) Autism Program in Minnesota.
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Mark Erjavec, a 49-year-old resident of Edina, Minnesota, has been indicted on five counts of wire fraud for allegedly obtaining more than $975,000 in Covid-19 relief funds through fraudulent means.
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Bryan Wesley Edison, a 32-year-old resident of Carver, Minnesota, has been indicted on sixteen federal counts related to animal crushing.
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Jackie Rahm Little, 38, has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of arson and one count of damage to religious property.