Tasha Carvell

1 week ago | inforum.com | Tasha Carvell

FARGO — The second of four men accused of conspiracy to tamper with a federal witness has been sentenced for his role in what prosecutors said was a plot between inmates at the Cass County Jail to attack a fellow prisoner and intimidate him from cooperating with an investigation into the identity of the shooter in a Fargo murder case. On Tuesday, May 27, Chief Judge Peter Welte handed down a 20-year sentence to 32-year-old Shaquiel Mendez.

1 week ago | inforum.com | Tasha Carvell

FARGO — After pleading guilty to a reduced charge for his role in the shooting death of a man he called a friend, 25-year-old Tyreik Taylor Roberts was sentenced Tuesday, May 27, to serve five years in prison. Last month, Taylor Roberts entered an Alford plea to manslaughter in the case, meaning he maintains his innocence but acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to secure a conviction.

1 week ago | inforum.com | Tasha Carvell

FARGO — Every venture capitalist inherently deals in risk due to the nature of their investments, so those at the famed private equity firm managing North Dakota’s Wonder Fund are trying not to let the uncertain future of their program’s federal funding slow them down.

2 weeks ago | inforum.com | Tasha Carvell

WASHINGTON — During Sen. Kevin Cramer's first term, while his Republican colleagues ducked their heads when the White House came looking for a Senate champion for a priority of President Donald Trump's called the Space Force, Cramer raised his hand. The idea to create a separate, co-equal branch of the military dedicated to space was received with skepticism by many, including some experts in the fields of space and defense, when it was first floated in 2016.

2 weeks ago | inforum.com | Tasha Carvell

FARGO — The man prosecutors said assaulted two other men who were trying to break up a fight, leading to a closing-time street brawl in downtown Fargo last spring, was found guilty by a jury in Cass County court Wednesday afternoon. While several people were charged for their roles in the fight outside Sports Bar in the early morning hours of April 6, 2024, prosecutors identified John Hernandez, 48, as the instigator of the incident.