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A Minnesota prosecutor branded America's wokest has spent over $500,000 of taxpayer funds on bodyguards while claiming the crime concerns of Minneapolis locals were 'fear mongering.'
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, 62, has received private security since November 2023, according to financial records obtained by Alpha News.
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The county paid private firm Relative Intel $10,950 in 2023, $103,825 in 2024 and $183,875 in 2025 to protect Moriarty, the records showed.
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Moriarty is very vocal about how Minneapolis is allegedly a safe city and in December last year pushed back against President Donald Trump's claims that Somali gangs were terrorizing the city.
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She has taken a woke on crime approach to prosecution, most notably failing to file charges against a man who allegedly threatened and assaulted his neighbor in June.
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Three months later, he went on to carry out a deadly mass shooting at his apartment complex as he faced eviction proceedings from the building.
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Moriarty continues to maintain her stance that Minneapolis is safe, yet this year alone has spent a staggering $214,573 on Relative Intel's services, records showed.
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The amount, which only covered security fees through August 28, is more than what the county spent last year and over double the total spend in 2024.
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, 62, has received private security since November 2023, according to financial records obtained by Alpha News
Moriarty in June declined to file charges against Carlton Johnson II, who allegedly assaulted a neighbor at his apartment complex.
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He went on to carry out a mass shooting at the building on September 2
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Hennepin County confirmed the spending to the news outlet, claiming it has 'an agreement with Relative Intel, LLC to provide personal security services.'
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A county spokesperson added: 'This service is used by the County Attorney.'
Hennepin County entered a $115,000 agreement with Relative Intel from October 2023 to December 2024, the spokesperson said.
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Moriarty was elected as county attorney in 2022 and took office in January 2023.
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The county entered into a second contract, totaling $500,000, with that firm that runs from January 2025 until December 31 this year, the spokesperson said.
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Hennepin County claims it has spent $425,000 on security for Moriarty under two contracts between November 2023 and June 2026.
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But supplier payment records obtained by Alpha News that extend through August 28, 2026 reportedly show a total of $513,223 paid to the firm.
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Attorney Chris Madel, who has routinely clashed with the Democrat, has branded Moriarty a hypocrite over the alleged security spending.
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Moriarty with her longtime partner, progressive activist and former Hopkins School Board member Jen Westmoreland
'Mary Moriarty spends her time telling Minneapolis residents not to worry about crime while spending $513,000 to make sure she doesn't have to worry about it herself,' Madel, a Republican who quit the GOP in January, told the outlet.
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He shared how other county officials have received 'genuine death threats' but are not afforded taxpayer funded security detail.
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He added that it appears 'crime is only a crisis' when Moriarty has to 'face it.'
Moriarty's term as county attorney, which has been met with massive criticism over her handling of crime, ends on January 4, 2027.
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Most recently, she has faced backlash over her decision not to file charges against Carlton Johnson II, the man who carried out a mass shooting at his Minneapolis apartment complex on September 2.
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Johnson, 35, shot and killed two of his neighbors and left five more people injured during a mass shooting at the Loring Towers complex in downtown.
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The gunman was killed by police officers.
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Johnson shot and killed two of his neighbors and left five more people injured at the Loring Towers complex in downtown Minneapolis on September 2
Police descended on the complex within two minutes of Johnson opening fire
Court documents say Johnson was facing eviction and had threatened a fellow resident with a gun in the months leading up to the shooting.
Moriarty confirmed after the shooting that Minneapolis Police had investigated a June 25 encounter where Johnson had displayed a weapon but kept it in his waistband.
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Police said he had a legal permit to carry the weapon, and Moriarty's office decided not to file the charges because there was 'insufficient evidence to prove a charge beyond a reasonable doubt.'
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Moriarty's office also declined to pursue an emergency order to remove Johnson´s weapon.
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Court records also showed that at least one woman who had a child with Johnson filed a restraining order against him in 2023.
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According to the complaint, Johnson threatened to kill her in expletive-laden text messages after she told police that he had sexually assaulted her two years earlier.
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Interim Police Chief Bill Peterson, at the time of the mass shooting, defended the police response to Johnson's record and said they only recently knew of many of the incidents.
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Moriarty announced in August 2025 that she would not run for re-election
Moriarty, who is in a relationship with progressive activist Jen Westmoreland, announced in August 2025 that she would not run for re-election.
Her tenure has been plagued by scandal.
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Last month she negotiated a lenient sentence for a double murderer.
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Last year, Moriarty was probed by federal officials after she ordered her assistant prosecutors to factor in race when offering plea deals.
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The slew of scandals saw Moriarty splurge another $150,000 of taxpayer cash to try and salvage her reputation.
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