A recently indicted Twin Cities business leader has resigned his seat on the Mounds View School Board.

A federal grand jury this week charged Jonathan Weinhagen with embezzling more than $200,000 from the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce before he resigned as its CEO last year. That includes $30,000 in reward money that the Chamber put up after three children were shot in 2021.

Weinhagen's alleged crimes largely involved the Chamber. The indictment does not accuse him of any wrongdoing related to the school district.

In a news release, the school board says Weinhagen resigned “effective immediately,” and the remaining members are discussing the next steps required to fill the last two years of his term. The release includes a photo of the board with Weinhagen mostly cropped out

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