MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Friday ended his investigation into information leaked to newspapers about secret grand jury proceedings against the officers involved in George Floyd's murder.
Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz stopped the probe, which began in May 2021, after an extensive review by state and federal law enforcement failed to uncover the source of the leaks that led to stories published by The Minneapolis Star Tribune and The New York Times. The leaked information detailed the possibility of federal charges against the officers.
"The Court is disappointed that the sources of the grand‐jury information were not identified, particularly because one or more of those sources may have committed a crime and may have been a prosecutor or law‐enforcement officer who had sworn to uphold the law," wrote Schiltz, who became the District of Minnesota's chief judge earlier this month. "At this point, however, the Court reluctantly acknowledges that there is nothing more that can be done to identify the sources of the grand‐jury material. The Court orders that this matter be closed."
