According to court documents, 29-year-old Tyler Maxon Avalos was charged with one count of posting a threat online. He has since been released on his own recognizance.

The indictment, unsealed Thursday in federal court, accuses Jonathan Weinhagen of wire fraud, mail fraud, attempted bank fraud and making false statements on a loan application.

Investigators later found large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, and a gun inside his apartment during a search warrant.

According to court records, 42-year-old Jeremy Francis Plonski pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis to one count each of production and distribution of child pornography.

Investigators discovered the suspect had been working with children as a ski coach and used Adobe Photoshop to digitally alter photos of them. Authorities say he morphed the children’s faces onto explicit images of child sexual abuse.

The jury found 48-year-old Damien Duwjan Shade guilty of attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Anthony John Crowley, 52, a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, pled guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to one count of possession of child pornography.

The suspects allegedly carried out the armed kidnapping on Sept. 19 at a home in Grant, confronted the homeowner’s father outside with an AR-15-style rifle and a shotgun, restrained him with zip ties and brought him into the house.

Tammy Wadsworth, 63, pled guilty Wednesday in federal court to possessing altered, forged, or counterfeit medical products which she claimed could cure serious illnesses and diseases.

Federal authorities announced Tuesday that 32-year-old Bryan Wesley Edison has been indicted on sixteen counts of animal crushing, a federal crime that carries significant penalties.

A federal grand jury indicted 21-year-old Dylan Charles Jungwirth, 21-year-old Kenneth Toy Spight and 18-year-old Kemonie Hurd on Hobbs Act robbery charges after what investigators describe as a dangerous spree on the morning of Aug. 17.

According to a federal complaint, Robert Phillip Ivers was arrested Sept. 3 after staff at the Wayzata Library reported that he was printing copies of the manifesto and showing it to employees.

51-year-old Benedict Nwana Kuah and 52-year-old Pascal Kikishy Wongbi are accused of leading operations for the Ambazonia Defense Forces, an armed separatist group in Cameroon.

Federal prosecutors said 33-year-old Dillon Alvan Reyna was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to 264 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor.

Scott Wayne Laney was sentenced to 420 months by a U.S. District Judge who called it one of the worst child exploitation cases he had seen during his time on the bench. Laney will also be subject to lifetime supervised release.

Dorian Christopher Barrs, 33, pleaded guilty to production of child pornography and was sentenced to 400 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel, who called the case “every parent’s nightmare.”

A recently unsealed search warrant filed July 12 in U.S. District Court authorized the search of eight locations connected to businesses including Leo Human Services, Liberty Plus LLC, Pristine Health LLC, Brilliant Mind Services, and Faladcare Inc.

Hamza Abdirashiid Said, 20, and Amiir Mawlid Ali, 18, were each charged this week in U.S. District Court with unlawful possession of a machinegun.

A Saint Paul woman has been indicted for attacking officers during a Lake Street drug raid and punching an FBI agent during her arrest.

Federal prosecutors say Anthony John Crowley, 52, of Minnetonka, knowingly possessed material containing visual depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.