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US Crime · MinneapolisA federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a leader of a sprawling, pandemic-era food fraud plot in Minnesota to 28 years in prison.Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 36, must also pay nearly $48 million in restitution. He faces potentially more years in prison at a later sentencing hearing after previously pleading guilty in a juror bribery case involving a bag of $120,000 in cash.See the Story
Minnesota man gets 28 years for pandemic-era food fraud
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Court · MinnesotaThe man accused of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses, killing one couple, on Thursday pleaded not guilty in federal court. Vance Boelter faces six counts, including murder, for allegedly assassinating former Minnesota Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in June. He’s also accused of shooting state Sen. John Hoffman (D) and…See the Story
Suspect in Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges
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