Minnesota’s New Crime and Fraud Laws | Duluth News

Duluth News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 1, 2026 · 1m

Minnesota just slammed the brakes on fraud, grooming, and digital abuse with a wave of new laws—here’s what you need to know: state agencies now can freeze vendor payments on suspicion of fraud, share intel across departments, and extend fraud statutes by seven years. A groundbreaking anti-grooming law criminalizes adults who seek sexual relationships with minors—even without contact—and mandates teacher training to spot red flags. AI-generated “nudification” is now illegal with a half-million-dollar civil penalty, though a tech giant is already suing over its scope. Threatening to leak…