Tag: Minnesota
Robert Ivers, Threatening to Kill a Federal Judge, Minnesota 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 73-year-old Minnesota man, Robert Ivers, has been found guilty of threatening to kill a federal judge and a witness in a case that highlights the dark reality of intimidation against the justice system. Ivers, from Wayzata, mailed a manifesto titled ‘How to Kill a Federal Judge’ to a Minneapolis law…
Shiloe Devanglo Nixon, Fentanyl Trafficking, Minnesota 2023
⏱ 2 min read A massive fentanyl trafficking operation in Minnesota has been dismantled, with six defendants sentenced to a total of 540 months in prison. The conspiracy, which lasted from September 2023 to March 2024, involved the distribution of nearly 30 kilograms of fentanyl pills from Arizona to Minnesota. The defendants, including Shiloe Devanglo…
Justyce Edward Lussier, Child Pornography, Minnesota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Justyce Edward Lussier, a Red Lake man, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for receiving child pornography. The crimes occurred between 2023 and 2024, when Lussier solicited and received pornographic images of a minor under 16, and contributed to the production of child pornography on at least two occasions. The…
Kelly Boylan, Abusive Sexual Contact, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read Kelly Boylan, a 56-year-old former Minnesota National Guard member, was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a 23-year-old subordinate during a training mission at Fort Irwin United States Army base in San Bernardino County, California, in July 2020. Boylan, a staff sergeant at the time, abused his…
Raul Gutierrez, Felon in Possession of Stolen Firearms, Minnesota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Raul Gutierrez, 33, of Inver Grove Heights, participated in a violent civil disturbance in Minneapolis on January 14, 2026, where he and others broke into an FBI vehicle and stole a semiautomatic rifle and a silencer. Gutierrez, a convicted felon, was barred from possessing firearms due to his prior convictions for…
Allen Robert Cloud, Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender Resulting in Substantial Bodily Harm, Minnesota 2025
⏱ 2 min read On July 11, 2025, Allen Robert Cloud, 46, violently assaulted his long-term partner on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota. Cloud, who had a history of domestic violence, had at least five prior Tribal Court convictions for domestic assaults against the same victim. The latest assault occurred when Cloud found…
Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, Juror Bribery, Minnesota 2024
⏱ 2 min read Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, a 37-year-old man, attempted to bribe a federal juror with $120,000 in cash during his 2024 trial for exploiting a federally funded child nutrition program in St. Paul, Minnesota. The bribe was meant to secure a not-guilty verdict in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. Farah and his…
Abdirashid Bixi Dool, Wire Fraud, Minnesota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Abdirashid Bixi Dool, a 36-year-old man from Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for his role in the Feeding Our Future scheme, a massive fraud operation that swindled over $330,000 from federal child-nutrition funds. The scheme, which ran from March 2021 to February 2022, involved submitting false reimbursement…
Damari Douglas, RICO Conspiracy, Minnesota 2023
⏱ 2 min read Damari “Mari” Douglas, a 21-year-old member of the notorious Lows gang, has pleaded guilty to a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy in Minneapolis. The Lows gang, active in north Minneapolis since 2004, has been involved in a string of violent crimes, including murder, attempted murder, and firearms trafficking. On…
Henry Remington Herod, Tax Fraud, Minnesota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Henry Remington Herod, a 43-year-old man from Minnesota, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a $3 million tax fraud conspiracy. Herod, who was sentenced on July 16, 2026, in St. Paul, conspired with others to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by filing false tax returns claiming…
