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Minnesota Bar Owner Faces $350,000 in Fines for Defying State COVID-19 Restrictions

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Minnesota Bar Owner Faces $350,000 in Fines for Defying State COVID-19 Restrictions
Lisa Monet Zarza, owner of Alibi Drinkery in her bar in the Minneapolis metropolitan area, Minn., on Dec. 30, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Michael Clements
Michael Clements
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2/20/2023|Updated: 2/22/2023
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A Minnesota bar owner lost her business, liquor and food service licenses, and is facing up to $350,000 in fines for violating a governor’s executive order. But the Minnesota Attorney General’s lawsuit doesn’t list any actual harm caused by her actions.

“I didn’t break the law; I defied the executive order,” Lisa Monet Zarza told The Epoch Times.

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Michael Clements
Michael Clements
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Michael Clements is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter covering the Second Amendment and individual rights. Mr. Clements has 30 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Monroe Journal, The Panama City News Herald, The Alexander City Outlook, The Galveston County Daily News, The Texas City Sun, The Daily Court Review,
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