According to it's website (see link below) "The Minnesota 8 was one part of a larger group, called "The Minnesota Conspiracy to Save Lives," whose members raided Selective Service draft boards in various non-urban areas of Minnesota on July 10, 1970. The FBI arrested eight men in three draft boards - at Alexandria, Little Falls and Winona. One other draft raid was successfully conducted that evening, and one was aborted due to a newly installed alarm system. No one from the successful raid, which included a woman, was ever arrested. The Minnesota Eight were never indicted with "sabotage of the national defense." That was the charge upon initial arrest, but the indictment, which came down three and one-half months later, was for attempted interference with the Selective Service System. Three trials were held from November 2, 1970 through January 18, 1971 in the Minnesota federal district courts in Minneapolis and St. Paul. One of the 8 pleaded guilty, and…
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