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Minnesota auditor Denise Gaida faces felony forgery charges for allegedly transferring her deceased brother's property to herself and her mother. Investigators claim she forged her brother's signature on a July-dated claim submitted after his September 2024 death, and accessed a safety deposit box after falsely stating her mother retrieved it. Gaida's laptop was seized during the investigation, and she remains a candidate for re-election.

Missouri courts were supposed to automatically expunge eligible marijuana misdemeanors by June 8, 2023, but the Missouri State Highway Patrol claims hundreds of thousands may still exist on records. A St. Louis man's case highlighted inconsistencies in the expungement process, with courts offering no clear solution for missed cases.