Stephen Montemayor
Reporter
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
Will Trump’s election mean vindication for Minnesotans charged in Jan. 6 riot?
Some have already been convicted, while others await trial. Will it all be wiped away?
November 16, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
13-year federal sentence for Mexican cartel employee caught with 30 pounds of meth, lab in Shakopee
Saul Rodriguez Pineda, 40, had been living illegally in Minnesota. He argued that he helped distribute meth under duress by Mexican cartel leaders.
November 6, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
How the Kingsmen keep Minnesota’s formerly incarcerated out of federal prison and thriving
Federal judges and defenders alike credit the nonprofit mentor program with helping reduce the number of people who reoffend.
November 4, 2024
News & Politics
Former Medtronic consultant sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for insider trading
A federal jury convicted Doron Tavlin, 69, of Minneapolis, in February for crimes related to a 2018 deal.
October 31, 2024
Minneapolis
11 alleged Minneapolis Lows gang members indicted on racketeering charges that include 5 homicides
“The murders and shootings alleged in this indictment should shock the conscience of every law-abiding citizen in the city,” U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said.
October 30, 2024
Twin Cities
‘Minimal’ participant in Feeding Our Future fraud pleads guilty, will likely avoid jail
Farhiya Ahmed Mohamud, 65, of Bloomington, was charged alongside her son, the ex-chair of the Minneapolis Housing Authority board.
October 17, 2024
Twin Cities
In first Feeding Our Future sentencing, judge admonishes man who ‘decided not to be a helper ... but a thief’
Mohamed Jama Ismail, 51, of Savage, was among multiple people convicted after a seven-week trial and linked to $42 million in fraud proceeds.
October 15, 2024
Minneapolis
3 accused members of Minneapolis Bloods street gang found guilty of racketeering, firearms charges
The verdict capped a weekslong trial that featured testimony from fellow gang members turned government cooperatives.
October 8, 2024
Minneapolis
11 alleged Minneapolis Lows gang members indicted on racketeering charges that include 5 homicides
“The murders and shootings alleged in this indictment should shock the conscience of every law-abiding citizen in the city,” U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said.
October 30, 2024
Twin Cities
‘Minimal’ participant in Feeding Our Future fraud pleads guilty, will likely avoid jail
Farhiya Ahmed Mohamud, 65, of Bloomington, was charged alongside her son, the ex-chair of the Minneapolis Housing Authority board.
October 17, 2024
Twin Cities
In first Feeding Our Future sentencing, judge admonishes man who ‘decided not to be a helper ... but a thief’
Mohamed Jama Ismail, 51, of Savage, was among multiple people convicted after a seven-week trial and linked to $42 million in fraud proceeds.
October 15, 2024
Minneapolis
3 accused members of Minneapolis Bloods street gang found guilty of racketeering, firearms charges
The verdict capped a weekslong trial that featured testimony from fellow gang members turned government cooperatives.
October 8, 2024