The attorney who helped bring federal charges against dozens of defendants accused of defrauding Minnesota of billions in taxpayer dollars resigned from the Justice Department. Joe Thompson, who served as Minnesota’s acting U.

Joseph “Joe” Thompson and six other senior Minnesota prosecutors resigned over the DOJ’s decision to investigate Renee Good’s widow while declining to probe the ICE agent who killed her. Thompson objected to excluding state authorities and warned the move undermined trust and derailed major fraud investigations amid a sweeping immigration crackdown.

Several federal prosecutors have resigned from the U.S. Attorneys Office in Minnesota. Joe Thompson, a Trump appointee, was among them. The resignations followed reports of Justice Department pressure to investigate the widow of Renee Good.

Joe Thompson, the assistant U.S. Attorney who has overseen the investigation into massive fraud schemes in Minnesota, is one of six federal prosecutors resigning from the office, according to multiple media reports.

Thompson’s resignation comes after top Justice Department officials pushed the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate the widow of Renee Macklin Good, who was shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last week.

Joe Thompson was the acting U.S. Attorney of Minnesota appointed by President Donald Trump who helped uncover massive fraud in the state.

Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, was among those who resigned as the Justice Department sought to examine the woman’s supposed ties to activist groups.

Minnesota's top fraud prosecutor Joe Thompson is one of six attorneys to have reportedly resigned from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Minnesota, with the New York Times reporting the departures are tied to the Justice Department's approach to investigating the fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week.

Several career prosecutors including Trump-appointed former US attorney reportedly resign in face of DOJ demands

U.S. Justice Department attorney Joe Thompson, who has been the face of the Minnesota fraud investigations, has resigned.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, who has headed fraud prosecutions in the state, is among several who reportedly resigned.