President Trump appoints Joseph Thompson as Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — President Trump has appointed the man who prosecuted the Feeding Our Future investigation to serve as Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota.

Joseph Thompson has served as a federal prosecutor for sixteen years.

Thompson says he looks forward to continuing our office’s work combatting violent crime, the scourge of fentanyl and other deadly drugs, and the shocking and unacceptable levels of fraud in our state government programs.”

The appointment comes after U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger resigned ahead of Trump’s inauguration in January.