St. Paul, Minn. (July 9, 2010) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today asked the FBI to investigate recent graffiti spray-painted on a St. Cloud business as a possible hate crime. The Hormud Market, owned by a Somali Muslim St. Cloud resident, was spray painted with the words, “Go Home” on Thursday, July 8.

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St. Paul, Minn. (June 23, 2010) – Last week in a federal court in St. Paul, a 57-year-old St. Paul woman was sentenced for bringing endangered-species parts into the country. United States District Court Judge Richard H. Kyle sentenced Seng Her to three years of probation and 300 hours of community service on one count of smuggling goods into the U.S. She was indicted on December 9, 2009, and pleaded guilty on February 11, 2010.

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Vientiane, Laos (May 6, 2010) – United States Ambassador to Laos, Ravic R. Huso, signed an Amendment to the Letter of Agreement last week on behalf of the U.S. Government for bilateral cooperation with the Government of Laos in support of counter narcotics and law enforcement.

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St. Paul, Minn. (February 9, 2010) – State Senator Mee Moua (DFL-67) said Tuesday that she supports Governor Tim Pawlenty in his proposal that would more than double prison time for sex offenders, and usher in a new comprehensive Internet education program to help protect children from online predators.

Under the Governor’s proposal, an offender convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct would receive a 25-year sentence, more than doubling the current presumptive sentence.

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