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As a reference, below are the names and identities of many of the people referenced in the Minnesota Vice investigative series from Forum News Service.

Many of those listed don鈥檛 appear until later in the series.

• Elmer L. Andersen: Publisher of the Princeton Union-Eagle and former Minnesota governor
  
• Richard Anderson: Mayor of Princeton and close friend and ally of Casey Ramirez
  

  

  Courtesy / Mille Lacs County Historical Society

• John Boulger: Minneapolis Police sergeant, member of the Minneapolis DEA task force, and key member of the investigative team that took down Casey Ramirez
  
• Jim Braseth: Head of DEA Resident Office in Minneapolis, who first assigned agent Michele Leonhart to go undercover to investigate Casey Ramirez
  
• Richard and Lois Bredemus: Casey Ramirez鈥檚 adopted "dad" and 鈥渕om鈥� in Princeton. Lois was sister to William 鈥淯ncle Bill鈥� Coulombe
  

  

  Courtesy / Bob Mc Cauley Collection, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas

• William "Uncle Bill" Coulombe: Casey Ramirez pilot, former CIA pilot, known as 鈥淯ncle Bill鈥�; he was the pilot of the drug-carrying plane forced down in the Bahamas by Customs pilots
  
• Yvonne Culligan: Vice president of the Princeton Co-op Credit Union who testified against credit union manager Jerry Davis
  
• Jerry Davis: Manager of the Princeton Co-op Credit Union, later manager of the Princeton ice arena, he was tried and convicted of failing to report Ramirez's cash deposits in the credit union
  

  

  Courtesy / Mille Lacs County Historical Society

• Edward J. Devitt: Federal judge who presided over the Ramirez trial
  
• Jack Devoe: Drug smuggler in Florida, pilot, key witness in Ramirez trial
  
• Luther Dorr: Editor of the Princeton Union-Eagle, Ramirez skeptic and fierce advocate for the town
  
• Joyce Edmonds: Cashier at the Princeton Co-op Credit Union and a witness in both the Jerry Davis and Casey Ramirez trials

• Dolly Fairchild: Princeton city clerk-administrator

• Ed Fisk: IRS special agent who was key player in the federal investigative team that brought down Casey Ramirez
  
• Ron Handberg: WCCO news director who guided WCCO reporter Don Shelby
  
• Pamela Jackson: Casey Ramirez鈥檚 girlfriend and a pilot; she was acquitted of charge of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine
  

  

  Courtesy / Minneapolis Star and Tribune via Newspapers.com

• Sue Johnson: Teller at the Princeton Co-op Credit Union, witness at Jerry Davis and Casey Ramirez trials
  
• Michele Leonhart: DEA special agent who initially went undercover to investigate Casey Ramirez and was case agent in the investigation that took him and his accomplices down
  

  

  Courtesy / Michele Leonhart

• Bob Manary: Princeton native and WCCO photojournalist who produced one of the first news reports about Casey Ramirez and doggedly stayed on the case, even when not assigned to it
  
• James McCawley: U.S. Customs Service pilot who chased 鈥淯ncle Bill鈥� Coulombe鈥檚 plane carrying 397 pounds of cocaine
  
• Ron Meshbesher: Casey Ramirez鈥檚 defense attorney
  
• Kent Moeckly: Casey Ramirez pilot and business assistant, later convicted and sentenced for conspiracy to smuggle narcotics
  
• William Morris: Drug smuggler pilot, Ramirez acquaintance, trial witness 
  
• Dave Nimmer: WCCO reporter who produced one of the first news reports about Casey Ramirez
  
• Richard Nelles: Princeton insurance agent and member of the town Airport Commission
  
• Kathy Nelson: Princeton deputy clerk-administrator

• Marvin Osheroff: Owner of dry cleaning business in Hialeah, Florida, where Ramirez handled large amounts of money

Courtesy / Mille Lacs County Historical Society

• Joseph Diego 鈥淐asey鈥� Ramirez: Drug smuggling pilot who called Princeton home; 1984 trial resulted in his conviction and sentencing for conspiracy to smuggle narcotics, as well as tax evasion

• Greg Schmidt: Casey Ramirez pilot, unindicted co-conspirator and star witness against Ramirez

Courtesy / Mille Lacs County Historical Society

• Don Shelby: WCCO investigative reporter, co-founder of the station鈥檚 鈥淚-Team,鈥� who investigated Ramirez and aired a 1982 four-part special exposing him as a fraud who might be involved in drug smuggling
  

  

  Courtesy / Minneapolis Star via Newspapers.com

• Joel Stottrup: Princeton Union-Eagle reporter who regularly covered Princeton city government and happenings, including Casey Ramirez and his actions

• Vincent Tirado: U.S. Customs Service pilot who co-piloted a helicopter that chased one of Ramirez鈥檚 airplanes carrying drugs, flown by 鈥淯ncle Bill鈥� Coulombe

• Greg Withers: Princeton city administrator/manager during the Casey Ramirez era in Princeton

Courtesy / Princeton Union-Times