Jury deliberations continue in the trial of seven Minnesotans accused of exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to steal more than $40 million meant to feed children
A jury deliberated for a second day Wednesday in the trial of seven Minnesotans accused in a scheme to steal more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic, while FBI agents try to establish who left a bag with $120,000 in cash for a juror. Federal authorities confiscated the defendants' cellphones to search for clues and took all seven into custody on Monday before deliberations began.
The seven defendants are the first of 70 to stand trial in what federal prosecutors have called one of the nation's largest COVID-19-related fraud cases, an extensive scheme to exploit rules that were kept lax so that the economy wouldn't crash during the pandemic. Prosecutors say the seven collectively stole more than $40 million from a program designed to feed children in Minnesota, and that the overall conspiracy diverted $250 million in federal funds.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Deliberations continue in $40 million fraud trial roiled by bag of cash for a jurorJury deliberations continue in the trial of seven Minnesotans accused of exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to steal more than $40 million meant to feed children.
Read more »
Common Cause/NY on Trump Trial Jury DeliberationsNewswire Editor is a Common Dreams staff position.
Read more »
Trump trial live updates as jury begins deliberations over verdict in 'hush money' caseThe jury in Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York has begun deliberating the charges Trump faces.
Read more »
Trump trial live updates: Jury begins deliberations in former president's hush money caseThis is additional taxonomy that helps us with analytics
Read more »
Jury begins deliberations in Trump criminal hush money trialJury begins deliberations in Trump criminal hush money trial
Read more »
Jury in Trump hush money trial begins deliberationsRooted in fact-based, transparent reporting, Newsy is an award-winning opinion-free network owned by the E.W. Scripps Company that is relentlessly focused on “the why” of every story and seeks to enable a more intimate and immersive understanding of the issues that matter.
Read more »