Thompson has been a key player in prosecuting fraud in the state, including the massive Feeding Our Future scheme.

ST PAUL, Minn. — Joe Thompson and several other federal prosecutors have resigned from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota over alleged disagreements with the Department of Justice in the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent, the New York Times first reported on Tuesday, later confirmed independently by NBC News.

The Times report said Thompson and the other prosecutors stepped down over the DOJ’s “reluctance to investigate” the agent who shot Good, as well as an alleged push by the DOJ to investigate Good’s widow. The Times originally reported three resignations, and later updated that number to six. NBC News also confirmed the resignation of at least three prosecutors, with the NBC News source naming Thompson and Melinda Williams.

Thompson has been a key player in the prosecution of fraud in Minnesota. He served as lead prosecutor in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, which included securing the conviction of the organization’s executive director and so-called “mastermind” Aimee Bock in a federal trial last year. Most recently, Thompson announced additional charges in federal investigators’ wider fraud investigation, stating that 14 Minnesota programs designed to disperse Medicaid funds are now being investigated for “significant fraud” that could total in the billions of dollars.

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Thompson briefly served as the Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota last year until the confirmation of Daniel Rosen. In addition to his work on fraud cases, Thompson has also been involved in the federal prosecution of Vance Boelter, the man charged in last summer’s assassination of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the shootings of State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.

Thompson was also active in the federal investigation into the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church. 

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara released a statement praising the work of Thompson and the other prosecutors.

“The legitimacy of the justice system depends on institutions—not rhetoric. Joe Thompson is an institution within law enforcement, directly responsible for building and prosecuting the fraud cases now being cited to justify this moment. When you lose the leader responsible for making those cases, it signals that this isn’t about prosecuting fraud. With … additional senior prosecutors resigning, including Melinda Williams, one of the top prosecutors we have worked with at the U.S. Attorney’s Office to address violence and gang crime, it raises even more serious questions about the direction and credibility of this effort,” O’Hara said.

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who has faced widespread criticism for his handling of the same fraud schemes that Thompson was prosecuting, released a statement recognizing Thompson’s extensive work on fraud. Walz also suggested the resignation has a political undercurrent.

“Joe Thompson is a principled public servant who spent more than a decade achieving justice for Minnesotans. This is a huge loss for our state,” said Gov. Walz. “This is the latest sign that President Trump is pushing nonpartisan career professionals out of the Department of Justice and replacing them with his sycophants.” 

Sen. Amy Klobuchar released a statement calling the resignations a “loss” for Minnesota.

“I worked to help make Joe acting U.S. Attorney during a critical time. This is a loss for our state and for public safety,” Klobuchar said. “These career public servants have served our state through multiple tragedies and critical investigations. We cannot allow prosecutions to be driven by politics. The family and loved ones of Renee Good deserve justice, not political attacks. The DOJ’s politicization of the investigation into Renee Good’s killing is doing lasting damage to our justice system. It needs to stop.”