Crosslake woman’s abuse included medical fraud, physical violence, and threatening children with weapons.

A Minnesota woman, Jorden Borders, has been sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison for a disturbing and prolonged campaign of child abuse, torture, and fraud. The sentencing follows her conviction on 11 charges, including attempted murder, three counts of child torture, three counts of stalking, and four counts of theft by false representation.

The case, prosecuted jointly by the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (AGO) Medicaid Fraud and Criminal Divisions, detailed a horrifying five-year period of abuse against Borders’ three children. Attorney General Keith Ellison described the facts proven in court as “nothing short of horrifying,” and said it “breaks my heart into pieces” to t

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