Tag: Minnesota

US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland (L) looks on as Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara (R) addresses the findings of a Justice Department investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department during a press conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 16, 2023. The Department of Justice released a damning report today on the Minneapolis police following the murder of George Floyd by former police officer Derek Chauvin in 2020. (Photo by STEPHEN MATUREN / AFP) (Photo by STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP via Getty Images)

Minneapolis Police Chief calls on local residents to dial 911 if they witness ICE agents ‘kidnapping’ people

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara has called on local residents to “dial 911” if they witness U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents “kidnapping” people, referencing the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota.

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a news conference calling for a ceasefire in Gaza outside the U.S. Capitol building on November 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Democrats held the news conference alongside rabbis with the activist group Jewish Voices for Peace. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Rep. Omar deflects questions on widespread Minnesota fraud tied to Somali community, blames lack of ‘Guardrails’ rather than cultural factors

During an appearance on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota’s 5th District faced a slew of questions about widespread fraud within her state’s Somali community. The interview aired one day after the Small Business Administration launched an investigation into a “network of Somali organizations” linked to the schemes.

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(L-Top) Judge Sarah West. (Minnesota Courts) / (L-Bottom) Abdifatah Yusuf, 44. (Public Facebook account) / (Background) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison attends a news conference with Democratic members of the House Financial Services Committee and the Sustainable Investment Caucus at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Minnesota Judge overturns $7.2M taxpayer-fraud conviction of Somali man, leaving jurors and state’s AG in disbelief

A Hennepin County judge appointed by Democrat Governor Tim Walz has overturned a jury’s guilty verdict against a Somali man convicted of orchestrating a $7.2 million Medicaid fraud scheme, prompting outrage from jurors, Republican lawmakers, and even some Democrats.

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