The U.S. attorney for Minnesota, Rachel Paulose, said the latest indictment, combined with one last month for 14 defendants in an alleged ring in the Faribault area, signals that "drug dealers who think they can avoid federal prosecution by setting up shop in greater Minnesota are mistaken." The 69-count indictment accuses Bernard Vann, 41, a downtown Duluth shop owner who went by the nickname "Mooch," of leading and supplying a drug ring that included more than 30 dealers. "They find opportunities for sales, and they're also not as likely to get shot on a street corner by a rival," said Richard Holmstrom, an attorney who has represented many defendants charged with drug dealing in the Duluth area.