Overview
- The new Transparency and Accountability Project invites the public to submit photos, videos and accounts of potential unlawful conduct by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge.
- Prosecutors say 17 incidents are under review, including Greg Bovino’s Jan. 21 use of chemical irritants near Mueller Park and agents’ conduct at Roosevelt High School in early January.
- Moriarty’s office issued a Touhy demand for federal evidence with a March 3 deadline and warns it is prepared to sue if the Department of Justice does not comply.
- Earlier portals on the Good and Pretti killings are closed after more than 1,000 submissions, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is now interviewing witnesses and building the case file.
- Moriarty acknowledges Supremacy Clause hurdles for prosecuting federal officers yet maintains there is no absolute immunity and says she expects to reach charging decisions.