MANKATO — A 32-year-old Mankato man, Asad Mohamed Abshir, was among the 47 people charged Tuesday in what federal authorities said was the biggest pandemic funding fraud scheme. The indictment alleges ...

More than three dozen defendants accused in the Feeding Our Future fraud case have pleaded guilty, the latest plea coming Friday. According to a statement from Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man accused of witness tampering in a courtroom hallway pleaded guilty Friday to wire fraud for his role in a scheme that prosecutors said stole $250 million from a federally ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered defendants in all upcoming cases stemming from a major COVID-19 pandemic fraud case in Minnesota to stay away from her courtroom after ...

Defendant in $250 Million Pandemic Food Fraud Case Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man accused of witness tampering in a courtroom hallway pleaded guilty Friday to wire fraud for his ...

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