U.S. DISTRICT COURT Archives

Judge weighs contempt against top Department of Justice official in Minnesota over ICE orders

March 4, 2026

KVRR Staff,

The Warren E. Burger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in downtown Saint Paul, Minn. (Ellen Schmidt/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Bryan is weighing sanctions against the top Department of Justice official in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen, for the federal government’s failure to promptly return the belongings of…

Federal judge in Minnesota threatens Trump officials with contempt over violated orders

February 26, 2026

KVRR Staff,

The Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building where many people detained by ICE are held. Glen Stubbe/Minnesota Reformer Thursday February 19, 2026ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — A federal judge in Minnesota ordered officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Justice to appear before him and explain why they should not be held in contempt. U.S. District…

Two men charged with assaulting agents in ICE shooting released by a judge, re-detained by ICE

February 5, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Federal Bureau of Prisons officers on the scene where a federal immigration agent shot a man Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in north Minneapolis. (Photo by Max Nesterak/MInnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Two Venezuelan men who were charged with assaulting a federal immigration agent were re-detained after a judge ordered them to be released on Tuesday. On Jan. 14, the…

Former West Fargo church business manager indicted for embezzling over $600,000

February 4, 2026

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former business manager for Faith Journey Lutheran Church in West Fargo is accused in federal court of embezzling over $600,000. Carly Tufte has been indicted on five counts of bank fraud and one count of access device fraud. Court documents show the alleged thefts happened between April 2019 and December 2024. Tufte is accused of…

Federal charges filed against man tied to shooting in Fargo last September

February 2, 2026

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Attempted murder and other state charges are dropped against 24-year-old Braden Poitra of Moorhead as federal charges are filed. Poitra is charged in U.S. District Court in Fargo with being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of drugs and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. State charges were dismissed…

D’Angelo Hunt’s lawyer requests a 6-month delay in his murder and manslaughter trial

January 13, 2026

TJ Nelson,

D’Angelo HuntFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The attorney for D’Angelo Hunt is requesting a six-month delay for his trial which is set to start on February 10 in U.S. District Court. Mark Meyer says he has not received any of the discovery which he is told is extensive and like nothing the assistant U.S. Attorney has seen before. Meyer is asking…

North Dakota tribes ask Supreme Court to keep legislative districts intact amid lawsuit

July 16, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Legislators attending a Redistricting Committee meeting Dec. 13, 2023, look at maps of different proposals. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Two North Dakota tribes and a group of tribal citizens have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to keep North Dakota’s district map in place while it considers whether to review a voting discrimination lawsuit…

North Dakota attorneys withdraw from federal public defender work due to funding gap

July 16, 2025

KVRR Staff,

The William L. Guy Federal Building pictured on July 15, 2025, in Bismarck. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota attorneys and judicial officials say a lack of funding for a key federal program could harm federal defendants’ ability to get quality representation. The U.S. Constitution protects criminal defendants’ right to an attorney. When federal defendants…

Federal agent charged with production of child porn

June 4, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent has been charged by federal complaint with production of child pornography. Court documents say 51-year-old Timothy Gregg of Eagan, attempted, coerced and enticed a minor to take part in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child porn. The father of the minor victim discovered multiple images and videos…

Former Fargo Businessman Gets Nearly 16 Years in Federal Prison For Cocaine Operation

April 14, 2025

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former Fargo businessman is sentenced in U.S. District Court for a large-scale cocaine distribution operation. 52-year-old Barrett Prody was given nearly 16 years in federal prison for continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering and obstruction of justice. Court documents show the former owner of JT Cigarro and O’Leary’s Pub laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars in…