Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel
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Recent News About Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel
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Wayne County Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement and Filing False Tax Returns
Kendra Lewis, 42, Redford, was sentenced today on one count of Embezzlement by an Agent of $50,000 to $100,000 and two counts of Making/Permitting a False Tax Return, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. Lewis was sentenced to 38 months to 15 years' incarceration.
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Federal Court Rules in Favor of State Defendants in 3 Federal Benton Harbor Cases, Dismissing Claims
On September 28, 2023, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan dismissed all claims against State defendants in three federal cases seeking damages from state agencies and officials over lead contamination in the water supply of the city of Benton Harbor, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
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Bear Lake Man Pleads Guilty to Delivery Causing Death in Fentanyl Fatality
On September 22, 2023 Derek Rosen, 31, of Bear Lake, pled guilty in the 19th Circuit Court in Manistee County to Delivery Causing Death for providing fentanyl to a 30-year-old Manistee man who overdosed on the substance in April of 2020
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FBI to Partner with AG Nessel’s FORCE Team to Combat Organized Retail Fraud
On September 21, 2023, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has entered into formal partnership with the Attorney General’s FORCE Team, a partnership between Michigan State Police (MSP) and the Organized Retail Crime Unit at the Department of Attorney General, established to combat coordinated theft and resale operations targeting Michigan retailers.
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AG Nessel Testifies in Support of Domestic Violence Gun Bans
On September 14, 2023, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel testified before the Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety Committee in support of Senate Bills 471 & 472, which would prevent people convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors from possessing or owning a firearm for eight years following their conviction.
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AG Nessel Responds to Antrim County Jury Verdicts
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released the following statement in response to the not-guilty jury verdicts in the trial against Eric Molitor, and brothers, Michael and William Null.
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AG Nessel and Director Hollier Provide Useful Information on How Military Veterans Can Maximize Their Educational Benefits
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) Director Adam Hollier are coming together to assist our dedicated veterans in obtaining the benefits to which they are entitled for their service to our country.
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AG Nessel Seeks to Reduce Consumers Energy’s Electric Rate Increase Request by Approximately $150 million
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed testimony before the Michigan Public Service Commission in response to Consumer’s Energy Company’s rate increase request, filed May 1st, that seeks a $216 million increase for its electrical service.
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AG Nessel Joins Coalition Urging U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Public Safety and Victims of Domestic Abuse
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision striking down a federal statute barring individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders from accessing guns.
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Attorney General Nessel Charges Additional Defendants in Interstate Food Stamp Fraud Scheme
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced three additional defendants have been charged and arraigned in connection to the multi-million-dollar interstate food stamp fraud investigation conducted by her Organized Retail Crime (ORC) Unit operating with Michigan State Police and the Attorney General’s ‘FORCE’ Team.
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State to Take Over Management of 21 Oil Wells, Secures $2.8 Million Settlement with Fisher McCall
The State of Michigan will take over 21 nonproducing oil wells in Ottawa and Ingham Counties and was awarded $2,852,095 in civil fines, past and future site remediation costs, and costs of properly plugging the wells in a settlement with Fisher McCall Oil & Gas, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
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States Recoup Overcharges for Investors in Commodity Firm Bankruptcy
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced that investors who purchased retail precious metals from Lear Capital will receive compensation as a part of Lear’s bankruptcy plan. Security regulators in various states had been investigating Lear for deceptive securities and commodities activities and misleading marketing at the time of the company’s bankruptcy.
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AG Nessel Recaps the Department’s Environmental Work During Trip Up North
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reflects on her department’s work to protect the environment and Michigan’s bodies of water as she concludes a trip up north that concentrated on the recreational and cultural role of Michigan’s aquatic natural resources.
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Attorney General Nessel Charges Frankenmuth Man in Paycheck Protection Program Loan Fraud
On July 20, 2023, Anthony Golden, 66, of Frankenmuth, was arraigned before the Honorable Terry L. Clark in the 70th District Court in Saginaw on five felony charges for fraudulently obtaining two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from the federal government totaling nearly $41,000.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Charges 16 ‘False Electors’ with Election Law and Forgery Felonies
On July 18, 2023, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced felony charges against 16 Michigan residents for their role in the alleged false electors scheme following the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
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AG Nessel Expresses Support for UPS Teamsters in Their Contract Negotiations as Strike Looms
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is expressing her solidarity with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters who work at the United Parcel Service (UPS) as they collectively bargain for fair wages, safe working conditions, affordable health care, and dignified retirement
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AG Nessel Shares FBI Warning About Malicious QR Codes
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants to make Michigan residents aware of the FBI’s warning that criminals are hijacking QR (or quick response) codes by placing stickers with codes they create over the top of the real QR code
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Ontonagon Court Halts Parole of Dangerous Prisoner After AG Intervention
On July 11, 2023, the Ontonagon County Circuit Court halted the July 12th parole of inmate Paul Gauthier from the Saginaw Correctional Facility in response to a requested stay of enforcement, filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel
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Flint Woman Charged with Four Counts of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult of $100,000 or More
Constance Marie Roberts, 66, of Flint, was arraigned before Judge David G. Guinn in the 67th District Court in Flint on four counts of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult $100,000 or More, and four counts of Failure to File Taxes after allegedly taking large sums of money and multiple vehicles from the victim, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced
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Attorney General Nessel Statement on Apprehension of Escaped Murder Defendant Mobley
Chadwick Shane Mobley, 42, was apprehended once again on Monday evening after he escaped the custody of a private transport company, Prisoner Transport Services, LLC, who was contracted to deliver him from Libby, Montana to the state of Michigan for arraignment