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Attorney General Ellison fights human trafficking at illicit massage businesses
Sends letter to 9 commercial landlords advising them they may be renting to an illicit massage business engaged in commercial sex and human trafficking; requests cooperation to ensure illicit activity ceases on their property
 AG’s office working alongside local law enforcement and national anti-trafficking nonprofit The Network, with investigative support from the BCA’s Human Trafficking Investigator’s Task Force

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Craig Alan Hameister sentenced to more than 34.5 years for second-degree intentional murder
Hameister received 415-month sentence following June 2025 killing of Melissa Hunt
 “I’m grateful to everyone who helped bring Melissa’s killer to justice, including the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. As long as I am attorney general, I will do everything I can to ensure those who harm their fellow Minnesotans are held to account,” said Attorney General Ellison.

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Attorney General sues Illinois-based home services broker for deceiving homeowners by posing as local businesses
Files lawsuit against B.E.S.T GDR, LLC d/b/a Premium Home Services and owner Yosef Bernath for wide range of violations of Minnesota law
 “Premium Home Services has been running an elaborate scheme to deceive, defraud, and ultimately harm Minnesotans, and I’m suing the company and its owner to put an end to that,” Attorney General Ellison said. 

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Attorney General Ellison seeks community input on proposed acquisition of North Memorial Health by Sanford Health
“As we have done and are currently doing with other healthcare transactions, we are conducting a thorough review of this potential acquisition to ensure it complies with the law and is in the public interest,” said Attorney General Ellison. “Proposed health care consolidation requires careful examination. As long as I am Attorney General, I will use the full range of regulatory tools to protect Minnesotans’ access to quality, affordable healthcare.”
 

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Attorney General Ellison sues We Push for Peace and its two former leaders for misusing over $6.5 million in charitable assets
State files lawsuit against We Push for Peace and two of its former officers and directors, Trahern Pollard and Jaclyn McGuigan, for misusing charitable assets, violating nonprofit governance laws, lying to the AGO, and running the nonprofit into the ground to steal its business for personal gain
 

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Attorney General Ellison wins lawsuit against Trump Administration’s illegal tariffs
Court of International Trade rules in favor of 24 states, invalidating tariffs that are increasing prices and inflicting chaos on the American economy
“Once again, a court has struck down Donald Trump’s illegal tariffs, which are hitting the American people squarely in the pocketbook,” said Attorney General Ellison. 

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Attorney General Ellison resolves antitrust lawsuit with Agri Stats
Settlement just before trial bars Agri Stats from sharing sensitive information among competing meat processors, which was causing higher prices for consumers
“It’s unconscionable that the high cost of food is driven in part by unfair competition, so I led a bipartisan coalition in taking Agri Stats to court to halt this scheme.” said Attorney General Ellison.

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More than $40 million to be refunded to Xcel customers after Attorney General Ellison’s Office and Commerce Dept. intervene
In 2023, Xcel Energy employees cut through buried cables that caused Prairie Island nuclear power plant to go offline for three months; Xcel passed costs of replacement power onto consumers

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Erik Adrian Blanco sentenced to 39 years for 2nd degree felony murder following death of 14-month-old child
Blanco received 468-month sentence following jury conviction and finding of aggravating factors
“The murder of a 14-month-old child is one of the most appalling and tragic cases my office has prosecuted,” said Attorney General Ellison. “I am keeping the victim’s family in my prayers, and I hope they have the support of their loved ones and communities in this difficult time.”

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