Feds open criminal probe into whether ICE officers lied about shooting of Venezuelan man in MN
Federal prosecutors dropped assault charges against two Venezuelan men after evidence contradicted ICE officers' testimony, prompting a criminal investigation into potential perjury.
- The federal government has opened a criminal probe into whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers lied about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis.
- U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson dismissed the case against Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis with prejudice, meaning the charges cannot be resubmitted.
- Neither video evidence nor testimony from a neighbor and the men's romantic partners supported the agent's account that he had been attacked with a broom or shovel or that a third person was involved.
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Two US officers put on leave for lying about Minneapolis shooting
Two federal agents have been put on leave and are under investigation for allegedly lying about a shooting in Minneapolis last month that left a Venezuelan immigrant wounded, a top US immigration official said Friday.
Feds: ICE agents appear to have made untruthful statements about north Minneapolis shooting
Two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appear to have made untruthful statements under oath in their account of a Jan. 14 car chase that ended with one of the agents shooting a man in the leg, a senior Homeland…
ICE Officers Made 'Untruthful Statements' About Shooting
ICE officers are believed to have lied about a shooting in Minneapolis, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons shared. “A joint review by ICE and the Department of Justice (DOJ) of video evidence has revealed that sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements,” Lyons said in a statement shared with reporters. “Both officers have been immediately placed on administrative leave pending the completion of a tho…
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