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Woman took on feds with medicine
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MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2002 When Jan Gangelhoff was questioned by federal prosecutors for her role in a cheating scandal at the University of Minnesota, she said she brought some powerful help with her. Not a high-priced attorney, but an eagle feather and six items called medicine bags. She told The Minneapolis Star Tribune that prosecutors asked what the bags were for and she responded: "That's my Indian medicine." "They kind of looked at me and didn't go any further," she told the paper. "They knew they were out of their realm." Gangelhoff, who is Ojibwe, admitted to writing papers for members of the school's basketball team. She pleaded guilty but it was thrown out and federal authorities have since denied to lay new charges against her. Get the Story:
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