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Federal Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Wednesday April 03, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Department of Labor to Award Up to $67.1M to Help Youth, Young Adults With Disabilities Overcome Obstacles to Employment
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $10.5 million to fund the first year of four, five-year cooperative agreements aimed at developing strategies to assist youth and young adults with disabilities -- particularly in underserved communities -- in successfully transitioning into the workforce. The awards have been granted to the Conn  more

Minn. U.S. Attorney: Eight Individuals Charged in Duluth Area Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy
DULUTH, Minnesota, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: Eight members of a Chicago-based drug trafficking conspiracy have been indicted for fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution in Duluth and surrounding areas, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, between December 2021 and February 2024, Carl Maurice Brown, 32, of Chicago, Robert Desean Chism, 35, of Chicago, Matthew James Erickson, aka  more

Minn. U.S. Attorney: Minneapolis Man Charged With Bombing a Minneapolis Hair Salon
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: A Minneapolis man has been charged with maliciously damaging a Minneapolis hair salon by means of an explosive device, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on November 20, 2022, at approximately 2:49 AM, an explosive device detonated at a hair salon located in Minneapolis, causing damage to the exterior and interior of t  more