Crime

MN fraud: DOJ announces fraud charges against 15 people, suspect on run

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — U.S. Department of Justice announced a major fraud indictment in Minnesota, with charges being handed up against 15 people for fraud targeting $90 million in taxpayer funds. Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said a grand jury handed up an indictment charging 15 people for fraud that targeted over $90 million in taxpayer dollars. The fraud targeted seven…

Feeding Our Future ‘mastermind’ sentenced to over 41 years in prison

Diana E. Murphy federal courthouse is shown in Minneapolis Friday, May 17, 2024.ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Aimee Bock, convicted for leading a $242 million pandemic relief fraud scheme known as Feeding Our Future, has been sentenced to more than 40 years  in prison. “This was a vortex of fraud, and you were at the epicenter,” said U.S. District…

Minot man charged with embezzling $1.5M from his employer

MINOT, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Minot man is accused of stealing $1.5 million from his employer. Minot Police say officers arrested 49-year-old Patrick McCarty at his home Wednesday. Police began investigating after the Minot branch manager for Wilbur-Ellis, an agribusiness based in Denver, contacted them about the theft. The company discovered discrepancies in two invoices from PM Trucking. Investigators determined…

Man accused of shooting at firefighting plane says he thought he was shooting at crows

Daniel Pettit (Photo / St. Louis County Jail)HIBBING, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A man accused of shooting at a plane helping to put out a wildfire near Orr in northeastern Minnesota claims he was crow hunting and was not intentionally shooting at planes. Daniel Pettit, 48, is charged with reckless endangerment, recklessly firing a gun and felony criminal damage to property….

High risk sex offender registers residence in Fargo

Calvin Andrew Payne, 34. Courtesy Fargo Police Department.FARGO — The Fargo Police Department is notifying the public that a registered sex offender has registered his address with the city. Calvin Andrew Payne, 34, registered his address as 123 15th Street N. in Fargo. Payne was assessed as a high risk offender by the North Dakota Sex Offender Risk Assessment Committee….

Grand Forks Regional SWAT Team arrests man wanted on multiple felony charges

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Regional SWAT Team carried out a high-risk search warrant and arrest in the 1100 block of 55th Street North in Grand Forks. They took 27-year-old Randy Bolden into custody around 5:30 p.m. without incident. Bolden was wanted on multiple felony charges. Altru Ambulance Service, Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office, Regional UAS Team, Regional…

DOJ to announce major law enforcement action on fraud in Minnesota

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A major law enforcement action involving fraud in Minnesota will be announced on Thursday morning. A press conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. in Minneapolis at the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will be there along with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Administrator of the Centers for…

Two people sentenced for 2025 shooting death of Frazee, MN teen

Arthur CampbellBECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) —  Two people are sentenced to long prison terms for shooting and killing a 19-year-old Frazee, Minnesota teen in December. 21-year-old Arthur Campbell was given 40 years in prison for second-degree murder, assault with a dangerous weapon and soliciting juveniles to commit a felony. 16-year-old Kayne Mackner was given over 31 years in prison for…