5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Investigates: Secret Security

It seemed to be a secret security force: guards patrolling downtown Minneapolis, telling cops and bar owners they worked for the city.

But a 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation has uncovered it was an intricate lie that duped everyone with a fake contract, forged signature, and fraudulent claims.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reporter Mark Albert gets answers amid a criminal investigation.

Click above to watch our story.

-Click here to read the fake contract and see the forged signature of the Minneapolis mayor's top aide.

-Click here to read a statement from Mayor RT Rybak's chief of staff, Jeremy Hanson Willis, about his signature being forged.