Aaron Jones

Aaron Jones covers state and national stories for Minneapolis Times.

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Due Process With Receipts: Taxpayer-Funded Defense Requires Continuous Financial Scrutiny

The constitutional right to counsel must be protected, even in Minnesota’s most serious fraud prosecutions. But court-appointed representation should come with rigorous financial verification,...

Court Order Ultimatum: Minneapolis Mayor Faces Contempt Trial Over Police Staffing Deficit

District Judge Laura Thomas sets a January deadline for the city to eliminate its 93-officer staffing deficit—or face an April contempt-of-court trial. A Hennepin County...

Fraud Pandemic Spreads to Minneapolis

After scores of headlines about fraud targeting federally and state funded programs, the crisis spreads to Minneapolis. Following a series of high-profile financial scandals that...

Minnesota Fraud News Digest: March 8–14, 2026

Minnesota Fraud News Digest: March 8–14, 2026 This week in Minnesota, the "war on fraud" transitioned from a war of words in Washington to a...

Watch: Gov. Walz outlines major plan to overhaul DHS amid fraud concerns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugO5wqpoQA0 Gov. Walz unveiled a plan to 'reform and refine' DHS in hopes to completely eliminate fraud in the system.

The Impossible Math: Congressional Hearing Details Breakdown in Minnesota Oversight

In a high-stakes Congressional hearing Wednesday, Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison faced a four-hour interrogation over what investigators described as a...

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