Sarah Nelson
Public Safety Reporter at IndyStar
Federal law enforcement reporter for @StarTribune. If the apocalypse comes, beep me: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
startribune.com | Sarah Nelson
FERGUS FALLS, MINN. - Two men are scheduled for sentencing Wednesday afternoon for their roles in a human smuggling network that arranged the passage of a family of four migrants who ultimately froze to death as they became lost in a blizzard trying to illegally cross from Canada into America.
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1 week ago |
startribune.com | Sarah Nelson
Less than a week after the Trump administration moved to dismiss a consent decree outlining reforms for the Minneapolis Police Department, a federal judge has signed off on their request, marking its official dissolvement. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson on Tuesday granted the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division's motion to dismiss the matter with prejudice - meaning it cannot be refiled - noting his numerous concerns over enforcing such an agreement.
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2 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Sarah Nelson
In late April, Minnesota's Attorney General responded with a lawsuit over threats from the White House to cut federal funding to the state's schools if it did not comply with two executive orders - one of which attempts to ban transgender people from school sports. Almost exactly one month later, the state encountered its latest challenger in the lightning-rod issue: Legal groups with an extensive history of fighting for conservative Christian causes in the courtroom.
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2 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Sarah Nelson
By Sarah Nelson A woman who pleaded guilty to her role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme has been sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay millions in restitution. Sahra Nur, 63, received her term Tuesday in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota after pleading guilty in 2023 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
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2 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Sarah Nelson
A federal judge ordered the government to release an international University of Minnesota graduate student from custody after more than seven weeks of immigration detention.
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Bittersweet job news: After 4+ years, today is my last day at IndyStar. I’m off to Minnesota as the Star Tribune’s new federal law enforcement reporter 🖊️ I’m enormously grateful for my time here. Equally excited to write for my home state’s newspaper & get my accent back.
RT @indystartony: NEW: A key Indiana lawmaker wants to make it easier for state regulators to quickly shut down bars after certain crimes,…
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