"DOJ declined to pursue a civil rights investigation into Good's death, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche recently set conspicuously low expectations when he announced a federal inquiry into Pretti's killing, warning the public not to expect some massive civil rights investigation. Will state or local prosecutors step in? The Hennepin County Attorney's Office is relatively small. The county attorney, Mary Moriarty, has been in open conflict with DOJ since last May,"
"A former career public defender, Moriarty announced last August that she will not seek reelection. Free of political considerations now, she seemed to be the perfect candidate to lead the investigation. Yet thus far, Moriarty's response appears limited. According to press reports, Moriarty has asked the public to submit videos through an online portal, but little else has followed. Indeed, she was quoted in The New York Times last week saying, We can't stop what the federal government is doing."
Two fatal shootings and reported misconduct by federal immigration agents in Minnesota have raised urgent questions about accountability. The U.S. Department of Justice declined a civil rights probe into Renee Good's death and set modest expectations for a federal inquiry into Alex Pretti's killing. Local accountability falls to Hennepin County prosecutors, but the county attorney's office is small and its elected attorney, Mary Moriarty, has clashed publicly with DOJ. Moriarty has asked the public to submit video evidence but has taken few additional visible actions. Minnesota law and the Supreme Court's dual sovereignty doctrine permit state prosecution of crimes committed by federal agents on state soil.
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