U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger Announces Resignation

U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger officially announced his resignation as the chief federal law enforcement officer in the district. 

Luger was appointed by President Joe Biden and sworn in on March 30th, 2022, as the 37th United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota. 

Under Luger’s leadership, the United States Attorney’s Office charged more than 100 gang members, brought first ever RICO cases against Minneapolis gangs, charged 70 defendants in the Feeding Our Future scandal and charged 5 people with attempting to bribe a juror in the first Feeding Our Future trial. The Office brought charges against a defendant for an attempted arson at a Mosque, won a conviction in the sex trafficking case against Tony Lazzaro, and indicted a woman for straw purchasing of firearms that were used in the fatal shooting of three first responders in Burnsville, Minnesota.

Current First Assistant United States Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick will become the Acting United States Attorney. Kirkpatrick is a federal prosecutor who previously served as Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney and Appellate Chief.