Federal law enforcement suspects many autism centers are billing the state for services not actually provided to young Minnesotans with autism spectrum disorder.
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.
Saul Rodriguez Pineda, 40, had been living illegally in Minnesota and tried to argue that he helped distribute meth under duress by Mexican cartel leaders.
“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.