Your daily Minnesota news roundup starts … NOW.
Tally up two more cases of voter fraud in Minnesota, this time by conservative provocateur James O’Keefe and his associate Cameron Higby. The two filmed themselves dressed up in burkas and speaking with fake accents in an attempt to vote in the state’s primary in August. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty took the incident seriously enough to slap felony charges on them, and they’re due in court on Nov. 16.
The former co-owner of Safari Restaurant, Salim Ahmed Said, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. Said and his associates stole over $44 million intended to be used to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Said is the 32nd individual convicted in the Feeding Our Future case.
Journalists seeking the unsealed records of the search warrant that was executed on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home have been rebuffed by the Department of Justice, who have asked a federal judge to keep the records sealed. The DOJ says the warrant has only been partially executed and unsealing the records could harm the investigation.
New York and California have recently banned AI and restric...