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Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, who led Minnesota fraud prosecutions, resigned amid reports that the DOJ’s handling of the ICE shooting probe into Renee Good spurred the move; several other longtime prosecutors also quit, and Thompson’s resignation follows his role in high-profile fraud cases like Feeding Our Future. No reason was given in his farewell note.
Joe Thompson and several other federal prosecutors resigned from Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office amid disagreements with the DOJ over the investigation into Renee Good’s shooting by an ICE agent, with reports of up to six resignations; Thompson led fraud prosecutions including Feeding Our Future, and federal investigators now lead the Renee Good case as Minnesota officials praise his work.
Joe Thompson, Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor, resigns amid a probe into an ICE shooting, a move that underscores tensions between federal enforcement reviews and local prosecutions.