Kevin C. Riach is a Minnesota attorney who represents clients in criminal matters. He practices through the Law Office of Kevin C. Riach and was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 2008.
DI has documented statements by Kevin C. Riach on Criminal Justice Policy, Free Speech, and Immigration Policy, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Statement dates: October 28, 2026
Statement dates: October 28, 2026
Statement dates: October 28, 2026
Statement dates: October 28, 2026
Statement dates: October 28, 2026
Role at the time: Defense attorney for Isaac Sant, as identified by WIRED
Statement summary
Riach compares HSI's operations to COINTELPRO and authoritarian secret policing.
“the new COINTELPRO”
Relative to the undercover operations, he likens HSI's role to COINTELPRO and authoritarian secret policing.
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Case
Relationship to this case: Participant
HSI says its Minneapolis undercover work targets criminal activity. Kevin Riach, counsel for a Minnesota 15 defendant, compares the operations to COINTELPRO. Court filings also dispute whether the defense should receive broader records about the funding program.
