Stephen Montemayor
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Federal Courts and Law EnforcementA native of Kansas City, Montemayor has lived in the Minneapolis area for a decade, most of which has been spent working at the Star Tribune. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in journalism and enjoys camping, travel and a good beer.
Latest from Stephen Montemayor
News & Politics
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
News & Politics
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
News & Politics
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
Business
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
Nation
3 Minnesotans are among 39 granted pardons from President Joe Biden
Another roughly 1,500 had their sentences commuted.
December 12, 2024
Minneapolis
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
Twin Cities Suburbs
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
Minneapolis
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
Nation
3 Minnesotans are among 39 granted pardons from President Joe Biden
Another roughly 1,500 had their sentences commuted.
December 12, 2024
Minneapolis
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
Twin Cities Suburbs
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
Minneapolis
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