FBI agent in Minneapolis involved in Renee Good probe resigns

January 24, 2026

TL;DR

Acting FBI supervisor Tracee Mergen resigned from the Public Corruption Squad.
Her resignation is reportedly due to pressure to reclassify or discontinue the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer.
Mergen's squad also handles civil rights cases and probes into public benefits fraud.
Justice Department leadership reportedly ordered the Good shooting investigation to be treated as an assault on a federal officer.
There are reports of pressure on the FBI squad to investigate campaign finance contributions connected to the Feeding Our Future nonprofit.
FBI officials have reportedly informed the Deputy Attorney General's office that no evidence links the benefits fraud to illicit campaign contributions.

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