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2 days ago
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Police looking for hit-and-run driver who injured 2 pedestrians in Falcon Heights
Police said Thursday they're looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck two pedestrians in Falcon Heights. The pedestrians sustained 'non-life threatening, but severe injuries and were transported to a hospital for emergency care,' according to a statement from St. Anthony Police, which provides police services in Falcon Heights. The crash happened in the 1800 block of Snelling Avenue at 10:52 p.m. on Wednesday. The vehicle is believed to be a gray, silver or tan Buick LeSabre from the late 1990s or early 2000s, and may have damage to the front passenger side, police said. It was last seen north on Fairview Avenue at Minnesota 36 near Rosedale Center. Police are asking anyone with information to call them at 612-782-3350. Man fatally shot in St. Paul ID'd as 20-year-old Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violence Pair sentenced in human smuggling case that left Indian family dead on Minnesota border Angry with electrical utility, Iron Range official cuts wire, knocking out power to 3 towns Authorities: Feeding Our Future suspect tried to flee after St. Paul raid
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Man fatally shot in St. Paul ID'd as 20-year-old
Police have identified a man killed in a shooting on St. Paul's West Side as a 20-year-old. James Q. Baker, of St. Paul, died at Regions Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, soon after he was shot in an apartment complex in the 600 block of Stryker Avenue. No one was under arrest as of Thursday afternoon. Police said Wednesday they are investigating what led to the shooting. Baker was the first person since November to be killed in a shooting homicide in St. Paul. There have been three other homicides this year; they were each stabbings. Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violence Pair sentenced in human smuggling case that left Indian family dead on Minnesota border Angry with electrical utility, Iron Range official cuts wire, knocking out power to 3 towns Authorities: Feeding Our Future suspect tried to flee after St. Paul raid Shooting death in St. Paul is first homicide by gunfire this year
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Man fatally shot in St. Paul ID'd as 20-year-old
Police have identified a man killed in a shooting on St. Paul's West Side as a 20-year-old. James Q. Baker, of St. Paul, died at Regions Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, soon after he was shot in an apartment complex in the 600 block of Stryker Avenue. No one was under arrest as of Thursday afternoon. Police said Wednesday they are investigating what led to the shooting. Baker was the first person since November to be killed in a shooting homicide in St. Paul. There have been three other homicides this year; they were each stabbings. Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violence Pair sentenced in human smuggling case that left Indian family dead on Minnesota border Angry with electrical utility, Iron Range official cuts wire, knocking out power to 3 towns Authorities: Feeding Our Future suspect tried to flee after St. Paul raid Shooting death in St. Paul is first homicide by gunfire this year
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3 days ago
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Feeding Our Future: Woman charged after trying to fly to Dubai
The Brief A woman is facing criminal charges tied to the Feeding Our Future scandal after authorities say she was caught trying to leave the country. Hibo Daar is accused of fraudulently claiming to serve thousands of meals out of Northside Wellness and being reimbursed by the federal government. She is the 71st person to be charged in the scheme after she booked a flight the same day news broke of an FBI raid on another Feeding Our Future site. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Federal agents say a woman suspected of playing a role in the Feeding Our Future scheme was arrested at the airport when she tried to board a flight to Dubai, after fraudulently claiming to serve thousands of meals to children during the pandemic. Big picture view A criminal complaint states Hibo Daar ran Northside Wellness as a meal site during the COVID-19 pandemic and fraudulently invoiced the government for meals that weren't served. Some of the invoices were from Alif Halal, which was run by one of the people who pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to Feeding Our Future in 2024. READ MORE: Feeding our Future fraud: 10 more charged Investigators also connected Northside Wellness to Premium Fresh, an organization that past testimony revealed was used to substantiate fraudulent reimbursement claims for Feeding Our Future, the complaint states. An October 20, 2021, email from Daar to Aimee Bock, who is seen by prosecutors as the ringleader of the scheme, included invoices from Premium Fresh and Alif Halal. READ MORE: Feeding Our Future trial: Aimee Bock admits fraud, just not by her The complaint also cites records showing that Northside Wellness received about $1,780,000 in reimbursements for meals supposedly served to children while only spending about $2,000 on food. Subpoena and arrest When federal agents tried to serve Northside Wellness a grand jury subpoena for documents in April 2025, her attorney did accept the records subpoena, but "neither accepted nor declined" the invitation to speak with investigators, according to the complaint. Law enforcement then served a search warrant on New Vision Foundation in connection to the Feeding Our Future scheme on May 22, 2025. The raid, and its affiliation with Feeding Our Future, was reported by local media. That same day, Daar booked a flight to Dubai and was set to depart MSP on May 25, 2025, and return on June 2. Investigators say people fleeing the country often book return flights to hide the fact that they do not intend to return to the United States. Daar was arrested at the airport. The backstory Prosecutors said Bock was the ringleader in the massive fraud scheme that bilked $250 million from the Federal Child Nutrition Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the scheme, Feeding Our Future enlisted food vendors and restaurants which claimed to serve thousands of meals to children during the pandemic. But, authorities say those vendors either lied or inflated the number of meals they served and pocketed the excess funds. Since the fraud was exposed in 2023, 70 people have been charged in the case. Thirty-seven defendants have pleaded guilty. Five were convicted at trial last year and and now Bock and Said have been convicted. READ MORE: Feeding Our Future verdict: Aimee Bock and Salim Said found guilty The other side At trial, both Bock and Said denied any wrongdoing in the fraud case. In court, Bock argued she was lied to by vendors. Prosecutors also presented witnesses who were named on the nonprofit's board – but said they weren't aware they were board members until they were contacted by journalists or authorities. Bock claimed she had communicated with the members but admitted no formal meetings were held. Said claimed he did indeed serve the meals he reported, claiming "it got so busy we had to have officers working, off-duty officers, every day, seven days a week." However, in video shown at the trial, the FBI set up cameras around the restaurant. The video showed some meals being picked up during that time but nowhere near the 4,000 to 6,000 meals per day the restaurant claimed to serve. The Source This story used information from a criminal complaint and past FOX 9 reporting.
CBS News
3 days ago
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Member of Minneapolis "Bloods" street gang sentenced to life in racketeering case
New charges in Feeding Our Future fraud, and more headlines New charges in Feeding Our Future fraud, and more headlines New charges in Feeding Our Future fraud, and more headlines A member of a Minneapolis street gang was sentenced to life and an additional 20 years on Wednesday. Desean Solomon, 34, was charged as part of a federal gang crackdown in 2023. He faced racketeer influenced corrupt organization (RICO) charges and two counts of using and carrying a firearm in furtherance of murder. He was convicted of those charges in October. Solomon was the first RICO trial defendant to be sentenced. Prosecutors said Solomon had been associated with the Minneapolis Bloods street gang since 2020, which operates mainly on the south side of the city near Chicago Avenue South and 38th Street East. In June of 2020, court records show the men went to a Minneapolis night club and assaulted a rival gang member. They left the club and a gunfight broke out outside, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Solomon and another Bloods member fired their weapons, and the rival gang member was killed. In April of 2022, Solomon went to a bar in Uptown and, with another Bloods member, started a large fight, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Within several minutes, the Bloods members, including Solomon, left the bar and shot and killed a rival gang member. "Solomon chose violence as a way of life — trafficking in fear, intimidation, and death to exert power, feed criminal ambition and expand the Blood's grip on the streets," said Special Agent in Charge Alvin M. Winston Sr. of FBI Minneapolis. "Today's sentence reflects the gravity of the crimes committed."
