Garage Logic

KSTP’s Ryan Raiche walks us through his 5 Investigates dig into the Hennepin County Small Business Recovery Fund, the $2 million program meant to help local businesses hit by Operation Metro Surge. Raiche lays out what he found after reviewing more than 1,000 applications: a flood of suspicious submissions with fake emails, copied or AI-looking language, businesses that didn’t exist, and people refusing basic verification. He also breaks down the digital trail, applicants using VPNs to mask their locations, the same IP addresses generating multiple applications for different businesses, and connections popping up from places like Somalia, Kenya, and Liberia.The county eventually shut the program down after paying out roughly $500,000 (to 82 applicants that cleared checks) and referred the rest to law enforcementSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke spends the hour with William Murray, an art instructor at a maximum security prison.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Governor Walz has been in Turkey for a climate conference. At a climate conference the attendees plan the next climate conference. Nicole Mitchell has been cleared for service in Woodbury. Johnny Heidt with guitar news. Patrick Reusse with his weekly sports report. Heard On The Show:Minneapolis City Council rejects Frey’s police chief nomineeEden Prairie Police Chief Matt Sackett stepping down in MayWholesale inflation rose in October to highest annual rate in nearly four yearsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dave Cossetta, the owner of St. Paul’s longtime restaurant and a fourth-generation business leader, has died unexpectedly in Italy, according to his family.Cossetta’s family shared the news on Thursday saying that the business patriarch died in Rome surrounded by his wife, Gail, his team and friends and family.Just days before his death, Cossetta won two international awards at the Coppa del Mondo del Panettone.His family said that these awards were the latest in an impressive career.The family business began in 1911 as a small market in St. Paul and Cossetta’s family said he helped grow it into a gathering place on West 7th Street.The family said more information will be shared later.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The government is a living organism that gives birth to programs that we don't ask for but have to pay for. The state of Mississippi elects a black US Senator. A sad note about Veterans Day from our friend Becka Thompson. We learn during the show that St Paul restaurant owner Dave Cossetta unexpectedly died in Rome. Johnny Heidt with guitar news. Heard On The Show:Dave Cossetta, owner of longtime St. Paul restaurant dies unexpectedly in RomeLawyer for Rep. Omar’s former security guard says client was indicted, pushed to be informant on Omar: NYTBrooklyn building collapse killed 2 children and 6 adults, mayor saysSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.