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Dec 10, 2024 |
kstp.com | Ricky Campbell |Ricky Campbell KSTP
A Minnesota man who sold $21 million worth of stolen catalytic converters pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court. John C. Kotten, of Hutchinson, admitted to one count of conspiracy to transport stolen goods interstate after prosecutors say he spent two years buying, selling and transporting the stolen car parts. Kotten, along with others he worked with, sold $19 million worth of stolen catalytic converters to out-of-state buyers alone, according to prosecutors.
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Nov 27, 2024 |
kstp.com | Ricky Campbell |Ricky Campbell KSTP
Two Minnesota men have pleaded guilty to federal crimes tied to a national catalytic converter theft ring. James Dillon Jensen and Soe Nye Moo reached a plea agreement with prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, according to records filed in federal court this week. The duo was indicted last October for their role as “intermediary buyers” in an organized effort to cut, ship and sell stolen catalytic converters.
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Nov 14, 2024 |
kstp.com | Ricky Campbell |Ricky Campbell KSTP
The Wisconsin police officer who was banned from substitute teaching in Minnesota after re-enacting the police killing of George Floyd in the classroom is no longer with the department. The Prescott City Council unanimously approved a separation agreement with Steven D. Williams earlier this week.
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Nov 12, 2024 |
kstp.com | Ryan Raiche |Ricky Campbell |Ryan Raiche KSTP
Whether it’s a Winnie-the-Pooh greeting card decorated with a profession of love, legal mail from what appears to be defense attorneys or even Department of Corrections staff manipulating postal systems, smuggling drugs into Minnesota’s prisons is an ever-evolving racket. “It’s a cat-and-mouse game,” said retired corrections officer Shane Warnke, Jr. “They get more sophisticated.
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Oct 31, 2024 |
kstp.com | Ricky Campbell |Ryan Raiche KSTP
In an effort to crack down on drugs and other contraband entering the state’s prisons, the Minnesota Department of Corrections is launching a new mail management system through a private, Maryland-based vendor. The state’s new half-million dollar contract with TextBehind comes after a multi-day lockdown at the Stillwater prison facility in September where nine corrections employees were treated for exposure to synthetic marijuana, according to the corrections department.
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