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Attorney General Ellison sues Fleet Farm for negligently selling firearms to straw purchasers
Alleges Fleet Farm stores aided and abetted straw purchasers, should not have sold guns given warning signs of gun trafficking. Gun Fleet Farm sold to straw purchaser traced to October 2021 Truck Park shooting in Saint Paul where Marquisha Wiley was killed, 14 bystanders injured.
“Gun dealers and retailers have a duty to be the first line of defense against people who try to illegally obtain guns and provide them directly to criminals or blindly resell them for profit on the black market,” Attorney General Ellison said.

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Attorney General Ellison secures guilty plea for son’s 2nd-degree murder of father
Hardy Wills-Traxler pleads guilty in Le Sueur County for 2021 stabbing death of his father — prison sentence of 25 ½ years expected. Attorney General’s Office prosecuted case on referral from Le Sueur County Attorney’s office.
“As always, my thoughts today are with the survivors of this crime. I hope that holding Wills-Traxler accountable provides them with some measure of healing,” Attorney General Ellison said.

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Attorney General Ellison secures conviction for 2nd-degree murder of mother
Eric Reinbold convicted in Pennington County for stabbing wife to death after being released from federal prison on weapons charge; Reinhold evaded capture for 3 weeks
Attorney General’s Office prosecuted case on referral from Pennington County Attorney’s office

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Attorney General Ellison sues pesticides manufacturers for increasing costs for farmers
Files federal lawsuit with FTC and bipartisan coalition of 10 AGs against Syngenta and Corteva for anticompetitive ‘loyalty programs’ that reduce competition, increase prices
“One of the main reasons Minnesotans’ cost of living is so high is corporate profiteering, and one way corporations keep profits high at consumers’ expense is by creating unfair markets where there’s no meaningful competition,” Attorney General Ellison said.

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Attorney General Ellison applauds new federal funds to increase antitrust enforcement in agriculture
Announcement of $15M available for state AGs to partner with USDA on agriculture competition issues follows bipartisan letter to Sec. Vilsack AG Ellison led recommending funding and increased partnership with AGs
“One of the main reasons the cost of living is so high is corporate profiteering, and one of the ways corporations keep profits high at consumers’ expense is by creating unfair markets where there’s no meaningful competition,” Attorney General Ellison said.

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