Emails resurface in statewide investigation
Steve Hallstrom
Special to The Farmer
North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley tells the McKenzie County Farmer and KTGO Radio (AM 1090/FM 92.7) that more than 2,000 state emails and text messages of his predecessor, Wayne Stenehjem, that were once thought deleted have been recovered. The messages could be pivotal in the trial of former state Senator Ray Holmberg.
The trial is set to begin in April and Wrigley’s office has been leading the prosecution.
Holmberg, who served for decades as a Republican from Grand Forks, has been charged with felony counts of possessing child pornography and traveling overseas for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex with a minor. He has pleaded not guilty.
Stenehjem was serving as the state’s Attorney General when he died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest on January 28, 2022. He has not been accused of any crimes involving Holmberg.
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