Overview

• Joseph H. Thompson took office on June 2, 2025, when President Trump named him Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota following Andrew Luger’s resignation.
• Thompson has 16 years of federal prosecutorial experience in the Northern District of Illinois and in Minnesota since 2014, including over 20 jury trials and appeals work before the Seventh and Eighth Circuits.
• As chief of the Fraud & Public Corruption section, he led the Feeding Our Future investigation, which the Justice Department recognizes as the largest COVID-19 fraud case in U.S. history.
• That investigation remains active with the recent charging of its 71st defendant, underscoring ongoing efforts to combat fraud in state government programs.
• Having served on the Special Counsel team probing classified documents at the Penn-Biden Center and President Biden’s residence, Thompson pledges to prioritize violent crime and fentanyl trafficking prosecutions in Minnesota.