A sentencing date is set for September 15th for a 28-year old Grand Forks man facing five counts – including kidnapping and gross sexual imposition. The date was set following a jury trial for Jarrod Adams this week. The incident involving a female victim occurred back in May of 2022. The court has ordered a pre-sentence investigation.
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A 43-year old Minnesota man has been indicted for defrauding hundreds of jobseekers out of some $600,000 dollars in a fraud for hire scheme.
The U.S. Attorney’s office claims Charles Fields charged job applicants $3,000 to $5,000 dollars upfront with the promise that they would be hired as sales contractors to sell home security and water filtration systems. In order to conceal his fraud and to stave off scrutiny, Fields allegedly lulled his victims with bogus excuses as to why he was unable to fulfill his promises or to return their funds. In total, Fields defrauded at least 250 victims of at least $600,000.
He is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court on June 30th.
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A man involved in a shootout at a bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, bar that left one person dead and more than a dozen people wounded has been convicted of second-degree murder and four counts of attempted second-degree murder. Terry Brown was found guilty Wednesday for his role in the October 2021 shooting at the Seventh Street Truck Park Bar. Prosecutors said 27-year-old Marquisha Wiley died and 15 people were injured when Brown and Devondre Phillips shot at each other and Wiley was caught in the crossfire. Phillips has already been found guilty of eight counts of attempted second-degree murder.
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