The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has created an online portal for community members to upload photos, videos and write-ups of incidents that may involve unlawful activity by federal agents.
The portal is part of the office’s Transparency and Accountability Project, which was announced by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Monday.
The project is intended to identify and investigate potential misconduct by federal agents. The project staff includes prosecutors and a civilian investigator from the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.
According to Moriarty, the team is currently investigating 17 incidents, including one on Jan. 21 involving Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino. In that incident, federal agents deployed chemical irritants against protesters and observers in Mueller Park in the Lowry Hill East neighborhood of Minneapolis, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.
In January, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office also created evidence submission portals for the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The office collaborated with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office to investigate and collect evidence for each incident, and these portals are now closed.
In Ramsey County, instead of opening an online portal, County Attorney John Choi is asking people to file a police report if they believe they’ve been a victim of a felony at the hands of federal agents in St. Paul or suburban Ramsey County. Choi said in an interview Monday that the office currently has two active investigations and a number of preliminary investigations.
More information and a link to Hennepin County’s Transparency and Accountability Project portal are available at hennepinattorney.org.
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