Stephen Montemayor
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Federal Courts and Law EnforcementStephen Montemayor covered federal courts and law enforcement. He previously covered Minnesota politics and government.
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With long-haul truckers’ lawsuit, Minnesota’s firearm permit law is again in legal crosshairs
Two long-haul truckers from out of state are suing over Minnesota’s refusal to recognize permits to carry firearms issued by 29 states.
January 9, 2025
![Pat Cannon, 59, of Minneapolis, is representative of the population who have qualified for concealed carry pistol permits in Minnesota. He bought a handgun, got trained and got his permit both for protection and for the enjoyment of shooting in competitions. Wednesday night, June 20, 2012, he shot in a pistol competitive league at the Faribault Rifle & Pistol Club in Kilkenny. Pat Cannon's Ruger revolver was holstered inside his belt while he was between shooting stations in his league on June 20, 2012. ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/LWTSZPJUVBKZIPH4ENBGAO5DTM.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Man who cheated seniors out of $103M in magazine telemarketing scheme sentenced in MN to 10 years
Russell “Rusty” Rahm was among more than 60 charged by federal prosecutors in what they called the nation’s biggest elder fraud conspiracy.
January 7, 2025
Federal manslaughter charges filed against alleged hit-and-run driver who killed Bois Forte Band mother of 5
Eric Scott Peterson was arrested after officers traced his vehicle leaving a casino near the site of Amanda Boshey’s fatal collision.
January 2, 2025
Former Minneapolis police union head Bob Kroll seeking Donald Trump’s nomination to be U.S. marshal
A 2023 settlement barred Kroll from serving in local law enforcement in Hennepin, Ramsey and Anoka counties, but his attorney says that doesn’t prohibit him from joining a federal agency.
December 30, 2024
U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger prepares to leave office while GOP readies candidates for Trump to consider
A Republican search committee deadline for candidates to apply for the job passed on Friday, but it may take up to a year or more for Luger’s successor to take office.
December 23, 2024
Derek Chauvin allowed to examine George Floyd’s heart tissue in challenge to federal conviction
The former Minneapolis officer is citing a doctor’s opinion that a heart condition, not Chauvin’s knee on Floyd’s neck, is responsible for Floyd’s 2020 death.
December 16, 2024
Stillwater man told Minnesota police, FBI that his homemade explosives were for rocket hobby
Wayne Robert Lund, 46, of Stillwater, has been indicted for allegedly illegally possessing explosives and ammunition capable of penetrating body armor.
December 13, 2024
FBI searching autism centers in Minneapolis, St. Cloud after finding ‘substantial evidence’ of health care fraud
Federal law enforcement suspects many autism centers are billing the state for services not actually provided to young Minnesotans with autism spectrum disorder.
December 12, 2024
3 Minnesotans are among 39 granted pardons from President Joe Biden
Another roughly 1,500 had their sentences commuted.
December 12, 2024
Minneapolis gang strategy, push for parterships a focus of federal law enforcement summit in city this week
ATF Director Steven Dettelbach warns against further funding cuts of an agency tasked with tracing firearms and generating leads for gun cases nationwide.
December 9, 2024
CAIR ordered to turn over donor list as part of Blaine council member’s ongoing defamation lawsuit
The Muslim advocacy group dropped its own defamation suit against Lori Saroya in 2022, but issued a news release that has since touched off a new round of litigation.
December 6, 2024
Teen victim of Anton Lazzaro accuses Hotel Ivy staff of helping him traffic her and others
A prominent Twin Cities law firm representing child sex abuse victims is suing the owners of the hotel where Lazzaro trafficked at least five teen victims in 2020.
December 3, 2024
