OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division are helping raise awareness to Red Ribbon Week with a 1,400-mile motorcycle ride beginning today in Omaha, that includes stops at capitol buildings in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, the five states that make up the DEA Omaha Division. Red Ribbon   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: A Richfield man has been sentenced to 262 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. On September 19, 2023, Andrew Jerome Bigbee, 58, was convicted by a federal jury on one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and three   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Three Minneapolis Bloods gang members were found guilty of racketeering (RICO) and firearms offenses in connection with a years-long pattern of gang violence, including two murders, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. "The Minneapolis Bloods gang is a violent criminal enterprise," said U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger. "As the evidence proved, the defe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Minnesota man was sentenced to prison after he previously pleaded guilty to a felony charge to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Paul Orta Jr., 34, of Blue Earth, Min  more