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Jan 17, 2026
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Did Minneapolis police officers resign and work for ICE

There is clear, repeated reporting that multiple federal prosecutors and senior Justice Department civil‑rights officials resigned in protest over how the DOJ handled the ICE shooting in Minneapolis ....

Dec 6, 2025
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How many arrests and indictments have resulted from the Somali fraud probe and how many convicted were not Somali?

Federal and state reporting shows roughly 78 people have been charged in the recent Minnesota fraud investigations, with more than 50 convictions or guilty pleas reported so far; multiple outlets say ...

Jan 18, 2026
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did 24 MN police officer resign and 18 of them join ICE

There is no credible reporting among the provided sources that 24 Minneapolis police officers resigned and 18 of them joined U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); instead, mainstream outlets...

Nov 18, 2025

What were the exact arrest dates and charges against Jeffrey Epstein in 2005, 2010, 2019, and how did plea deals affect later prosecutions?

Jeffrey Epstein was first arrested by Palm Beach authorities in 2005 leading to a 2006 state grand‑jury indictment and a controversial non‑prosecution plea sequence that culminated in a 2008 state gui...

Dec 22, 2025

What exactly did the 2008 plea deal with Epstein in Florida cover and why was it controversial?

The 2008 Florida resolution was a state guilty plea combined with a secret federal non‑prosecution agreement (NPA) that allowed Jeffrey Epstein to plead to two state charges—solicitation and procuring...

Jan 25, 2026

FBI raid mansion in Minneapolis

There is no clear, credible reporting in the provided sources that the executed a raid on a “mansion in ”; instead the record shows a series of federal search warrants and high-profile federal operati...

Jan 25, 2026

Has judge Caldwell filed criminal charges re witness tampering

There is no evidence in the provided reporting that a person named “” has filed criminal charges for witness tampering; the name Caldwell in the key, recent federal matters refers to , a defendant con...

Dec 8, 2025

What sentences and penalties have been imposed so far on those convicted in the Minnesota Somali fraud cases?

Federal prosecutors have charged dozens in a sweeping Minnesota fraud probe tied to pandemic-era child nutrition and other social-service programs; reporting says at least 56 people have pleaded guilt...

Dec 1, 2025

what was the motive behind vance boelter killing melissia hortman and her husband

Available reporting shows prosecutors describe the June 14 attacks as a deliberately planned, politically targeted rampage: investigators found lists of dozens of Democratic officials and materials su...

Feb 1, 2026

Minnesota judge arrested and major drug bust

There is clear reporting of large, coordinated drug enforcement actions in and the , including past multi-agency busts and federal indictments tied to , but the available sources do not show evidence ...

Jan 26, 2026

is there really fraud in minnesota?

Yes — : federal prosecutors have brought dozens of charges and secured convictions in multiple schemes, but the scale, concentration and political implications are disputed and several high-profile al...

Jan 13, 2026

What medical records or officer injury reports have been released regarding the ICE agent shot in Minneapolis?

Public reporting shows only agency statements, court filings and news descriptions about prior and immediate injuries to the ICE agent involved in the Minneapolis shooting — there have been no indepen...

Dec 3, 2025

Have there been recent credible threats or incidents targeting Candace Owens that prompted increased security?

Candace Owens has publicly said she received credible threats of assassination — including claims that a “French government” source and other individuals warned her life was at risk — and she temporar...

Dec 1, 2025

Who were the main defendants charged in the Minnesota Somali fraud scheme and what were their alleged roles?

Federal prosecutors say dozens of people have been charged across multiple Minnesota schemes tied to pandemic-era nutrition, housing-stabilization and autism services fraud; reporting cites at least 5...

Oct 24, 2025

What are the consequences for individuals who dox ICE agents or their families?

Federal prosecutors have recently used federal statutes to indict activists accused of publicly posting or livestreaming an ICE agent’s home address and movements, charging them with conspiracy and wi...

Nov 20, 2025

Truth in claim autism fraud Minnesota

Federal prosecutors have charged Asha Farhan Hassan with wire fraud, alleging she used Smart Therapy Center LLC to steal about $14 million from Minnesota’s Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral...

Oct 31, 2025

What were the charges against Mike Wolf that led to a potential jail sentence?

The claim that Mike Wolfe, star of American Pickers, faced criminal charges that could lead to jail time is false: reputable fact-checkers concluded the arrest and sentencing stories are fabricated an...

Jan 26, 2026

Have any doxxing cases against ICE personnel led to arrests, prosecutions, or civil lawsuits?

Yes—reporting shows multiple criminal arrests and federal indictments tied to doxxing or related harassment of personnel, but the record is mixed: some high-profile prosecutions have moved forward whi...

Nov 13, 2025

Who was Florida Attorney General during Epstein's 2007 plea deal?

Bill McCollum was Florida Attorney General at the time of Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 non‑prosecution agreement; federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida, led by Alexander (Alex) Acosta, neg...

Nov 23, 2025

Who were Jeffrey Epstein's criminal defense attorneys during the 2006 state case and the 2019 federal probe?

Jeffrey Epstein’s 2006 state prosecution and the revived 2019 federal indictment involved overlapping but not identical teams of high-profile lawyers. Reporting and official documents identify Roy Bla...