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Kincheloe woman sentenced to up to 60 years for murder
LANSING – Hope Snyder, 43, of Kincheloe, was sentenced today before Judge Susan Sniegowski in the 51st Circuit Court in Mason County to 35 to 60 years’ incarceration for the murder of Jeffery Grant and the killing of his two dogs by arson. The announcement was made by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Snyder pled no contest to Second Degree Murder, First Degree Arson, and two counts of Animals – Killing/Torturing Second Degree earlier this month.
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Davison man charged with bottle deposit fraud
Namir Shango, 34, of Davison, was arraigned in the 67th District Court in Saginaw on one count of False Pretenses, $50,000 to $100,000 last Wednesday. The charge is a 15-year felony for allegedly committing bottle return fraud from the Mt. Morris liquor store Valley Liquor, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
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Former Northland Mall security guards acquitted in McKenzie Cochran's death
LANSING – Today, former private security guards John Seiberling, Gaven King, and Aaron Maree were found not guilty by an Oakland County jury of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2014 death of McKenzie Cochran at Northland Mall, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.
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Redford man charged with embezzling funds from elderly grandfather
LANSING – Darius Nance, 33, of Redford, was arraigned before Magistrate Andra Richardson in the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills on one count of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult – $1,000 or more but less than $20,000. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the charge yesterday. The charge carries a potential penalty of up to five years’ incarceration and/or a fine of $10,000 or three times the value of the money or property involved, whichever is greater.
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Retired MSP sergeant bound over for trial on charges related to Samuel Sterling's death
LANSING – In the 62-B District Court in Kentwood, Judge Amanda H. Sterkenburg has bound over retired Michigan State Police (MSP) Detective Sergeant Brian Keely, 50, of Grand Rapids, to stand trial in the 17th Circuit Court in Kent County. The announcement was made by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
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AG Nessel warns Michigan consumers about new unpaid toll road smishing scam
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has reissued a consumer alert from May, warning residents about a recent smishing scam targeting toll road users. The scam involves deceptive text messages claiming the recipient owes money for unpaid tolls from SunPass, a Florida-based electronic toll collection system. The fraudulent texts also threaten a $50 late fee if the balance is not settled immediately. It is important to note that SunPass does not send such messages.
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Attorney General’s Child Support Division secures over $415 million for Michigan children
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has recognized the significant achievements of the Child Support Division, which has played a crucial role in identifying parents throughout the state who are capable of paying child support but deliberately refuse to do so. Since its establishment in 2003, the Child Support Division has made considerable progress in addressing unpaid child support through its partnership with the Friend of the Court.
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Detroit man pleads guilty to embezzling over $60K from circuit court judge
Steven Allen, 43, of Detroit, pled guilty today to one count of embezzlement between $50,000 and $100,000 and one count of financial transaction device—stealing/retaining without consent in the Third Circuit Court in Wayne County. The announcement was made by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Allen had been charged in January with four felonies for embezzling more than $60,000 from a sitting Circuit Court judge. Under the plea agreement, Allen is required to pay $64,651.74 in restitution and serve three years of probation.
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Alpena man sentenced for making false claims against state police troopers
LANSING – Today, Thomas VanDuinen, 72, of Alpena, was sentenced by Judge Edward Black in the 26th Circuit Court in Alpena County to 17 months to 4 years’ incarceration for three counts of Report of a Felony and an additional consecutive sentence of 23 months to 7 years’ incarceration for one count of Use of a Computer to Commit a Crime, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. VanDuinen, who was found guilty by an Alpena County jury of making false claims against Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers during the execution of a 2021 search warrant, will also serve a...
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Federal appeals court denies rehearing request on Line 5 lawsuit
On August 16, 2024, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Enbridge Energy's request for a rehearing of its June decision to remand back to a Michigan state court the Attorney General’s lawsuit aimed at shutting down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. The announcement was made by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The federal court was unpersuaded by Enbridge’s petition for rehearing en banc, which sought to have the entire bench of judges in the Court of Appeals re-hear the case previously decided by a three-judge panel. Consequently, the case, Nessel v. Enbridge,...
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Rashad Trice sentenced to life for murder of two-year-old
LANSING – Rashad Maleek Trice, 27, of Lansing, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole by Judge Joyce Draganchuk in the 30th Judicial Circuit Court in Ingham County for the 2023 murder of 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the sentencing. Trice was also given a concurrent sentence of 60-90 years' incarceration for the violent assault of Wynter’s mother. He pled guilty in July to one count each of First-Degree Murder and First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct.
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AG Nessel responds to lawsuit challenging Michigan's ban on conversion therapy
LANSING – In response to a lawsuit challenging Michigan’s state ban on the practice of conversion therapy on minors, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a brief opposing the plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the ban. The lawsuit was filed in July by Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties and an individual psychologist in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, against defendants including Governor Whitmer, Attorney General Nessel, several state agency directors, and numerous individual...
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AG Nessel partners with NLRB to enhance worker protections
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Regional Directors from Board Regions 7-Detroit and 18-Minneapolis to strengthen worker protections. This agreement enables the Department of Attorney General and NLRB’s Detroit and Minneapolis regions to collaborate more closely by sharing information, conducting cross-training for staff, and partnering on investigative efforts within each agency’s authority to more effectively enforce the National Labor Relations Act and the state laws of Michigan.
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Attorney General Nessel joins multistate effort supporting firearm sale regulations
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of state and federal laws regulating the sale of firearms to enhance community safety. The coalition filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Steven Perez, arguing that federal laws preventing individuals from transporting or receiving firearms from outside their state of residence, except through a federally licensed firearms dealer, are crucial for public safety. The brief, submitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, emphasizes that regulation of firearms...
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Michigan AG launches "Operation Survivor Justice" targeting fugitive sex offenders
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, alongside members of the Department of Attorney General, Branch County Prosecutor Zachary Stempien, Kalamazoo County Prosecutor and Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan President Jeffrey Getting, Special Assistant Attorney General Erin House with the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative in Kalamazoo County, and House Appropriations Chairwoman State Representative Angela Witwer, announced the launch of Operation Survivor Justice at a press conference today. The initiative is a partnership between the Michigan Department of...
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Livonia man pleads guilty to cold-case sexual assault at Western Michigan University
LANSING – On Friday, Cameron Alvarez, 34, of Livonia, pled guilty to two counts of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct in the 9th Circuit Court in Kalamazoo. This cold-case prosecution was part of the Kalamazoo County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Alvarez was charged in 2022 for a sexual assault committed in January 2010 on the campus of Western Michigan University (WMU). According to the plea agreement, Alvarez is expected to serve 12 to 25 years’ incarceration and will be subject to lifetime electronic monitoring...
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AG Nessel extends Kroger opioid settlement sign-on deadline
The deadline for counties and local municipalities to register for payments from the $1.2 billion national Kroger settlement has been extended to Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel urges local governments that have not yet enrolled in the settlement to complete and submit their participation paperwork by this new deadline. Local Michigan governments and the state will receive approximately $42 million from this settlement over an 11-year period to aid in their efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
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Detroit woman sentenced for unlicensed real estate and accounting operations
Krystal Davis, 37, of Detroit, was sentenced to two years' probation by Judge Bradley L. Cobb in the Third Circuit Court in Wayne County for operating as an unlicensed real estate agent and accountant. The announcement was made by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. In June, Davis pled no contest to one count of Accounting Violations-Unlicensed CPA and two counts of Occupational Code-Unlicensed Real Estate Agent.
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AG Nessel advises caution following McLaren Health Care cyber attack
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reminding residents about consumer protection tips in the wake of McLaren Health Care’s recent IT disruption.
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Director pleads guilty to unauthorized practice as health professional
LANSING – On Tuesday, Kimberly Coden, 38, of Berkley, pled guilty in the 44th Circuit Court in Livingston County before Judge Suzanne Geddis to multiple felonies related to impersonating a health care professional and witness intimidation, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Coden pled to six counts of the Unauthorized Practice of a Health Profession, a felony punishable by up to four years’ imprisonment and/or $5,000; two counts of Identity Theft, a felony punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment and/or $25,000; and one count of Intimidation or Interfering...