Senate confirms DOJ fraud chief as Minnesota daycare scandal draws national scrutiny

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate confirmed Colin McDonald on a 52–47 vote to serve as the Justice Department’s first assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement on Tuesday, as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to crack down on abuse of taxpayer-funded programs. The confirmation comes as federal officials continue … Read more

Minnesota sues Trump admin to access evidence in federal shootings, including Alex Pretti, Renee Good cases

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The state of Minnesota is suing the Trump administration for access to evidence related to a series of shootings involving federal agents that sparked condemnation from Democrats during a federal crackdown on illegal immigration.  The lawsuit, filed in Washington D.C., by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (HCAO), … Read more

Minnesota officials sue Trump administration over Renee Good, Alex Pretti investigations

Minnesota state and county officials sued the federal government on Tuesday over the investigations into the shootings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis by federal agents. CBS News Minnesota’s Jonah Kaplan has the details. Source link

Minnesota state and county officials sue government over Renee Good, Alex Pretti investigations

Minnesota state and county officials sued the federal government Tuesday, alleging they are being blocked from investigating the shootings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis by federal agents. In the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Hennepin County District Attorney Mary … Read more

Minnesota millionaire who qualified for food stamps warns of ‘fraud by design’ loophole ahead of hearing

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ahead of a Tuesday hearing where Minnesota lawmakers will discuss food stamp fraud, Fox News Digital spoke to a millionaire who says he was able to qualify for food stamps through a loophole — one that he hopes will soon be closed as the state grapples with … Read more

NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children dead after fatal fire reported in her Minnesota town

A beloved National Hockey League reporter for the Minnesota Wild died in a house fire on Saturday along with her three young children. The NHL confirmed the death of Jessi Pierce and her children earlier today. “The entire National Hockey League family sends our prayers and deepest condolences to the Pierce family on the passing … Read more

Murdered Minnesota man was rolled up in a rug & dumped in the woods. Why was no one looking for Gary Herbst?

It was in June 2020 when Linda Dane learned the disturbing circumstances of how her long-lost brother Gary Herbst’s skull had been found by a dog in rural Barron County, Wisconsin. Linda Dane: Yeah, it’s kind of, uh, eerie-type thing to think of, but it still led to finding out what happened, the truth. Linda … Read more

Federal judge denies asylum claim for family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, Minnesota school district says

A federal judge has denied the asylum claim for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old Minnesota boy whose arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in January gained national attention.  According to a statement from Columbia Heights Public School District, where Ramos attends school, an immigration judge “ended the asylum claims of … Read more

Federal judge refuses to recuse himself from Minnesota DHS, ICE case

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge in Minnesota declined to step aside from an immigration-related case despite a conflict-of-interest challenge tied to his spouse’s legal work. The U.S. Department of Justice plans to appeal the judge’s order, which called the government’s motion “improper, untimely, and lacking merit.” Last week, the … Read more

New audit exposes flawed system critics say let Minnesota fraud to slip through cracks: ‘Didn’t act for years’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new state audit investigating the massive fraud scandal in Gov. Tim Walz’s Minnesota revealed that the state’s Department of Human Services (DHS) failed for years to properly investigate Medicaid kickback allegations while incorrectly claiming that they did not have the authority to do so.  The Office … Read more