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Federal prosecutors in Minnesota resign as officials look to target the shooting victim's widow (www.mprnews.org)

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Joe Thompson, the career U.S. Justice Department attorney best known for prosecuting social services fraud in Minnesota, has resigned along with other experienced attorneys at the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office.

The move comes after top Justice Department officials pushed the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate the widow of Renee Macklin Good, the person shot and killed last week by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, MPR News has learned.

Thompson, 47, also objected to the DOJ's decision to exclude the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the shooting and the department's reluctance to investigate Ross, according to a person familiar with Thompson's decision.

Veteran assistant U.S. attorneys Melinda Williams, Harry Jacobs, and Thomas Calhoun-Lopez also resigned. The prosecutors were also concerned that immigration enforcement is diverting resources away from prosecuting major fraud cases in the state.

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[–] etherphon@midwest.social 16 points 3 weeks ago

immigration enforcement is diverting resources away from prosecuting major fraud cases in the state

I'm sure, that's the whole idea after all, since they are a bunch of grifting frauds. Keep people engaged and enraged while they steal everything.

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Watch the population let it happen too.

‘bUt w3 MiTe Lo0s3 oUr sHiTTy jERbS’

[–] femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, lose my job that pays for my house and food for my family. How trivial.

[+] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone -6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Well perhaps you as a collective might start understanding how important voting is and do it as a unit, then you may not have to whine as individuals.

Quite frankly the rest of the word is beginning not to give a fuck about your jobs and houses when they’re threatened by your laziness.

[–] femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I have voted in every election I have been able to, I have done reporting, I grew up fighting city and police corruption. I organized protests at school and work. I helped my sibling with union and suing their old job for wage theft.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

To be honest anyone who takes the extra effort to move to Lemmy is probably a voter, I doubt there are that many non voters on Lemmy.

[–] femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

I would hope so but I have talked to non voters and accelerationists that are so tired of the system that instead of trying to fix it, believe it's better to let it burn down and rebuild. I have felt that way before in elementary and highschool, but now I see more than myself and how much harm will be done in the between stages, and that's if we got to a good spot of the others side of all this

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Minnesota hasn't voted for a republican presidential candidate in over 50 years and we were the only state that didn't vote for Reagan in 1984, so you can fuck all the way off with accusations of Minnesotans not voting. (We also consistently rank in the top 5 states for voter turnout, so you're wrong on all counts on this one.)

[+] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone -7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Minnesota hasn’t…

Minnesota isn’t the whole country, it’s fair share would have and it’d be no better than 65% turnout as well.

we were the only state that didn’t…

Cool, again I said the whole country and it’s been consistently shit across the board.

(We also consistently rank…

That’s great, but again, is it over 65 and is the state the whole country?

you’re wrong on all counts

No I’m not, you just made it about you and Minnesota.

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Minnesota is where the ICE crackdown is going on, so I made the assumption that you were talking about us. And yes, the Minnesota voter turnout averages about 70%.

We have fought for the progressive policies and programs that have made our state a target of the regime, so getting lumped in with the states that did vote for this is insulting.

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone -4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, while you think about the insult, think also about the fear and disruption those overseas, who had no say in this, have gone through such as Venezuelan fishermen and Greenlanders. All which could have been fixed by voting. Yes, I know, Minnesota and shit.

Fortunately it looks as if something seems to be rolling in respect to stopping Trump on Greenland.

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

I am thoroughly ashamed of my country and I have been doing what I can to help those around me. I have no control over what the federal government does and I don't really have much influence to wield. In a few months, I'll be a physician and I can use that title and the power and privilege that comes with it to speak louder, but right now, as a student in the middle of the Twin Cities, there's not much I can do.

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

It’s always a loudmouth who has no idea what they’re talking about who says stuff like this.

You must be so proud! Is this all you do is talk about things you don’t understand? Seems like the case from your history.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

USians have been moaning all over Reddit for the past four years how Russians are all guilty for not having overthrown Putin and how they must all suffer for that.

Time to walk the walk or eat your own medicine.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

You must be so proud! Is this all you do is talk about things you don’t understand?

It's my friend! Still NOT being condescending, i see!

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone -3 points 3 weeks ago

It’s always a loudmouth…

Well there’s a lot of them around then because it’s becoming the general consensus outside that country.

Fuck off. They are where they are because they can’t vote. That’s it. Because they are too lazy to get off their arse and vote. Then piss and moan because shits too hard. The rest of the world, who has no opportunity to vote in it, gets it shoved down their throat as well.

Shove your ‘loudmouth’ up your arse.

You must be so proud

Nope, gives me no pleasure to point this out. It’s horrifying.

you don’t understand

Again, fuck off. This is a case of laziness,,lethargy and selfishness from privileged people who press their shit on the rest of us.

from your history

Go on smartarse, spill it. What’s in my history that pissed in your Ribena?