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Daniel Rosen, a seasoned commercial litigator, has been confirmed as Minnesota’s new U.S. Attorney, succeeding acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson. His nomination gained bipartisan support in September after the Judiciary Committee’s approval. Rosen, a Minnesota native and U of M Law School graduate, expressed his honor following his nomination in May. He will oversee several high-profile cases, including the Vance Boelter murder case and numerous fraud indictments linked to public program schemes, including those involving Minnesota autism centers and housing stabilization services. These cases follow the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s investigation of the Feeding Our Future fraud case, alleging the misappropriation of child nutrition program funds.
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Longtime Minneapolis commercial litigator Daniel Rosen was confirmed Tuesday as Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor.
The impasse appeared to have broken mid-September after Rosen’s nomination passed favorably out of the Judiciary Committee with support from Minnesota’s U.S. Senators.
Rosen will take over for acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, the leading prosecutor in the Feeding Our Future children’s nutrition fraud trials, who was chosen for the role in May.
A voicemail message for Rosen indicated he is currently not taking phone calls in observance of the Jewish holiday Sukkot. He told the Minnesota Star Tribune in May following his nomination that he’s “honored” and looked forward to the confirmation process.
Rosen, a Minnesota native and University of Minnesota Law School alum, will be taking the reins as the U.S. Attorney’s Office continues to handle a number of high-profile prosecutions, including that of Vance Boelter, who is charged in the slaying of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, and numerous fraud indictments involving defendants accused of defrauding public programs.
The schemes involving Minnesota autism centers and housing stabilization services came after the U.S. Attorney’s Office investigated the mammoth Feeding Our Future federal food fraud case. The case, colloquially named after the nonprofit at the center of the massive investigation, alleges that a web of defendants collected reimbursements from a public child nutrition program for meals they never served, using the money for lavish purchases.
