MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: Fifteen individuals have been charged in a Mexico-based drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl throughout the Twin Cities and surrounding areas, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. "Every year, thousands of Minnesotans die from illicit drugs trafficked into our communities, including methamphetamine, fentanyl, and o  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: Following a ten-day trial, a federal jury convicted an Eden Prairie man of fraudulently applying for more than $2.1 million in COVID-19 relief funds and then spending the fraud proceeds on himself, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. As proven at trial, between March and May 2020, Harold Bennie Kaeding, 75, applied for at least $2,182,625 in loans through the Pay  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: Two Bemidji individuals have been indicted for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in and around the Red Lake Indian Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, between October 2023 and November 2023, Derek Jon Paddy, 28, and Robyn Lea Lussier, 20, conspired to distribute fentanyl throughout the state of Minnesota. On November 2,   more