🌱 How a Farmington 21-year-old landed at the center of a hack

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• How a Farmington 21-year-old landed at the center of a hack

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📰 News we're reading

• Third DraftKings Hacker Pleads Guilty (securityweek.com) — A 21-year-old Farmington resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to helping carry out a large-scale hacking scheme that drained funds from thousands of online betting accounts. Prosecutors say he and co-conspirators compromised tens of thousands of accounts, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars, and resold access, and he now faces up to five years in prison.
   

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Tuesday December 16

• Farmington Books & Brew Online
  Farmington Library Farmington Large Meeting Room,
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Preschool Car Craft & Drive-in Movie
  Burnhaven Library Burnhaven Large Meeting Room,
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime at Thompson County Park
  Thompson County Park Dakota Lodge , 1200 Stassen Lane , West St. Paul
  10:00 am
• Book Bingo for Adults
  Heritage Library Heritage Large Meeting Room,
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  Inver Glen Library Inver Glen Large Meeting Room,
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• Pajama Storytime
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  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Wescott Third Thursday Book Discussion Group
  Wescott Library
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Storytime for Babies
  Inver Glen Library Inver Glen Large Meeting Room,
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Community Event: Storytime for Babies
  Heritage Library , 20085 Heritage Drive , Lakeville
  9:30 am
• Storytime for Babies
  Heritage Library , Heritage Large Meeting Room , Lakeville
  9:30 am
• Feeding Your Baby
  Wescott Library , Wescott Large Meeting Room , Lakeville
  10:00 am
• Community Event: Dec Comfort Food Special
  Lakeville Chamber of Commerce , 2920 220th St E , Prior Lake
  4:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for someone that is willing to plow our driveway this winter.
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• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser Team Lead in Farmington. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Lakeville

• USA after redemption, not a three-peat, at 2026 World Juniors (duluthnewstribune.com)
• Robbinsdale school board votes to close middle school, 2 elementary schools (kstp.com)

Rosemount

• North Wind buys land for $1B aerospace complex (finance-commerce.com)
• Update from Rep. Huot (mn.gov)

Burnsville

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