MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: An Eagan woman pleaded guilty to her role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Kawsar Jama, 42, was the principal of Gedo Community Services and Ahlan Childcare Center, Inc. Jama enrolled these entities  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Trust Tate The 891st Missile Security Forces Squadron (MSFS) conducted Operation Cerberus at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, Sept. 21-26. Operation Cerberus replicated a deployed environment and gave Airmen of the 891 MSFS a chance to enhance their teamwork and expeditionary skills. "We've got over 200 people here for four full days of training, and six total days of travel on bot  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: A resident of Blaine, Minnesota, has been sentenced in federal court to six months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release that includes in-home incarceration for the first 180 days, on his conviction of embezzlement and theft of union assets, and falsification of financial records required to be kept by labor unions  more