Minnesota prosecutor resigns amid DOJ-ICE shooting probe dispute
TL;DR
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, who led Minnesota fraud prosecutions, resigned amid reports that the DOJ’s handling of the ICE shooting probe into Renee Good spurred the move; several other longtime prosecutors also quit, and Thompson’s resignation follows his role in high-profile fraud cases like Feeding Our Future. No reason was given in his farewell note.
Topics:nationpolitics-and-policy#doj#fraud-investigations#ice-shooting#joe-thompson#minnesota#politics-and-policy
- Top Minnesota fraud prosecutor Joe Thompson resigns over ICE shooting investigation Axios
- Six Prosecutors Quit Over DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good’s Widow The New York Times
- Minnesota Prosecutors Quit, Trump in Detroit, Inflation Report NPR
- Federal prosecutors resign over concerns about probe into Minneapolis ICE shooting, source says NBC News
- Joe Thompson, Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor, quits over ICE shooting probe MPR News
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on Axios