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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office is urging Kroger, the major grocery chain, to clear up alleged misleading descriptions of eggs on store shelves. It alleges Kroger is misleading shoppers into buying eggs from hens in cages after pledging in 2016 to sell exclusively cage-free eggs by 2025. “Grocers must be transparent and honest in their in-store marketing.”Evans’ letter also notes that Michigan law will prohibit, beginning in 2025, the sale of eggs from caged hens. “The Kroger Company of Michigan complies with all current state regulations regarding the sale of egg products,” a Kroger spokesperson told MLive. “All Kroger Family of Companies egg products are clearly marked and labeled for customers to readily decipher among our product selection.”Headquartered in Cincinnati, Kroger operates in 35 states.

Flint water crisisLANSING – Genesee County Circuit Court Chief Judge David J. Newblatt granted final judgment in the Flint water cases pending in state court, formally approving the state’s historic Flint water civil settlement, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. This follows an opinion issued on Friday, March 17, by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which affirmed the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan’s approval of the settlement. It will be the largest civil settlement in Michigan state history. “This historic settlement cannot undo the unimaginable hardship and heartbreaking health effects these families and children in Flint have endured,” Nessel said. The claims administrator will continue to review all claims and claims materials, a process that is being carefully monitored by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Michigan taxpayers will see even more savings next year due to the state’s high revenues, with the state treasurer announcing Wednesday that the income tax rate will temporarily be lowered to 4.05% from 4.25%.

Michigan’s income tax will be lowered from 4.25% to 4.05% in 2023 after Michigan’s treasury department finalized account totals from the last fiscal year. While law that reduced the income tax rate was enacted under the administration of former Gov. “This year, we permanently rolled back the retirement tax on our seniors, quintupled the Working Families Tax Credit for 700,000 families, and now, everyone’s income tax will decrease for a year,” Whitmer said. Read more: Attorney General rules anticipated Michigan income tax cut will only last 1 yearNessel’s opinion undercut the central argument Republican legislators used to oppose a key provision in Democrats’ tax plan. Because that outpaced the rate of inflation by a certain amount, under the law the tax reduction was triggered.

WAYNE COUNTY, MI – A former federal agent has pleaded no contest to sex crimes related to the abuse of two minor relatives in the late 1980s and early 1990s, officials said. Kevin Taylor, 49, of Riley, a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, pleaded no contest this week to two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. RELATED: ICE officer charged with sex crimes against 2 victimsRiley’s plea deal includes a sentencing agreement of five to 15 years in state prison. “Today’s plea brings justice one step closer for the survivors of Taylor’s heinous crimes,” Jennifer Huerta, of ICE, said in a statement. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as a guilty plea at sentencing.

A former federal agent from Michigan is facing prison time for the sexual assault of two of his relatives between the ages of 4 and 9 about 30 years ago.

Democratic Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Tuesday that an income tax cut expected to be levied this year is impermanent, and rates will revert back to normal in 2024.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Tuesday that an income tax rate reduction expected to be triggered for the 2023 tax year by the state’s high revenues will be temporary and will revert back to the normal rate the following year.

A 2015 law that appears poised to cut Michigan’s 4.25% state income tax would only keep that cut in place for one year, according to an advisory opinion published by Attorney General Dana Nessel Tuesday. Rick Snyder, dictates that if government revenue grows faster than the rate of inflation in a given year, the state income tax rate is automatically cut proportionate to the excess over a certain threshold. What it didn’t explicitly instruct however, is whether the tax cut should be a permanent or temporary measure. House Minority Leader Matt Hall said in a statement “the language, history and legislative intent of the law all make clear that the tax cut should be permanent. Republicans immediately decried the plan as an effort to head off a tax cut by reducing revenue and quickly united in opposition against legislation which had initially drawn significant bipartisan support.

LANSING, MI - Time is running out for Michigan workers wrongly accused of unemployment fraud to join a $20 million class action settlement with the state. Related: Michigan to start paying out $20M unemployment fraud settlement in AugustThe settlement, reached last year and approved by Michigan Court of Claims in January, came after 40,000 people were falsely accused of fraud between 2013 and 2015. The Michigan unemployment system flagged thousands of accounts, prompting the agency to garnish wages and seize tax refunds. The Michigan unemployment agency is currently facing two other lawsuits alleging due process violations. An August 2022 lawsuit says the unemployment agency froze payments for thousands of workers during the pandemic without providing an appeals process.

Warrants have been issued for 12 people involved in a string of more than 20 marijuana dispensary break-ins across Michigan after a stolen safe was thrown from the roof of a house.

KALAMAZOO, MI – A man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to two sexual assaults while he was a student at Western Michigan University. Michael Vincenzo Johnson, 30, formerly from Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced to six to 15 years in prison on March 20 in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court. Johnson had pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a news release. Related: Former Kalamazoo man pleads guilty to 2013 sexual assaults of 2 studentsIn June 2020, the Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Kit Initiative reopened the case of an assault of an 18-year-old woman in a dorm at WMU on Jan. 19, 2013. The 16-year-old had reported her assault to the Augusta police and had a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner exam.

A 30-year-old Wyoming man was sentenced to prison in Michigan after pleading guilty to assaulting two teenagers in two separate incidents that occurred in Kalamazoo County a decade ago.

ANN ARBOR, MI — The state of Michigan and Gelman Sciences have reached terms on a new cleanup and monitoring plan for the Gelman dioxane plume in the Ann Arbor area. installing wells to monitor for and track migration of the dioxane plume to prevent people from being exposed to contamination. investigating groundwater migrating into surface water to determine if the law requires action to address dioxane impacts to surface water. MORE FROM THE ANN ARBOR NEWS:Ann Arbor aims to protect renters from carbon monoxide poisoning with new law$14M approved for new rec fields on University of Michigan campusAnn Arbor OKs affordable housing with cultural space honoring historically Black districtNew life for Water Street? 2 new developers make pitches for contaminated Ypsilanti lotAnn Arbor OKs developer’s plan to cut down hundreds of trees for 78 townhomes

Leanell Wheeler was trying to get his criminal record expunged and hired a service to help him do it. They ended up doing very little more than just taking his money.

Cannabis businesses have become a target of break-ins because federal law prevents them from using banks

Brian Higgins, 54, of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support for terrorism, a five-year felony

CLINTON COUNTY, MI – Two men will stand trial in connection to the 2018 homicide of a Bath Township hunter. Thomas Olson, 34, of Grand Blanc Township, and Robert Rodway, 34, of St. Johns, were bound over Thursday, March 23, to Clinton County Circuit Court in the 2018 cold case homicide of Chong Yang. “I am thankful for the broad, cohesive effort between our department, the Bath Township Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and our prosecutors for their dedication to pursuing justice for this brutal, senseless crime,” Nessel added. The AG’s office has alleged the defendants killed Yang while hunting and then stole his headlamp, knife, backpack and shotgun. The Michigan State Police Fugitive Team arrested Olson and Rodway on Dec. 1, 2022.

MACOMB COUNTY, MI — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is suing a Macomb County real estate developer who allegedly drained wetlands without a permit. The state wants an Ingham County judge to order Cousino and his company, Chesterfield 5 LLC, to restore wetlands on the property at 17095 23 Mile Road. The agency issued a violation notice in January 2021 and later told Cousino to restore wetlands on the 78-acre property. In its complaint, Nessel’s office is asking Ingham County Judge James Jamo to force Cousino to restore wetlands on the property and ensure the state has access to monitor the work. Related stories:Developers fined $350k, must restore wetlandsUP man ordered to restore St. Marys River wetlandsMichigan AG sues village that tried to rebuild its dam

LANSING, MI – A Michigan doctor is accused of repeatedly prescribing controlled substances to patients who didn’t need them. Dr. Stephen Swetech of Clinton Township was arraigned in the 41B District Court in Macomb County for overprescribing controlled substances on Tuesday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. Patients told investigators that Swetech would prescribe opiates at appointments with little to no physical examination, medical necessity, or testing performed in exchange for cash. The investigation utilized undercover patients who saw Dr. Swetech, Nessel said. Controlled substances were prescribed at each of the nine medical appointments between March 29, 2017, and September 28, 2017.

FLINT, MI -- A Genesee Circuit Court Judge has given his approval to a $626-million settlement of civil lawsuits tied to the Flint water crisis, another required step in the process of distributing settlement funds to residents who have filed damage claims. U.S. District Court Judge Judith E. Levy had given the same settlement her final approval in November 2021, but Newblatt’s action was also necessary because some Flint water litigation was originally filed in state court before being consolidated with other cases in federal court. Settlement claims have yet to be paid to residents or attorneys who have represented them during years of litigation in advance of the settlement having been reached. The judge’s opinion and order covered both attorneys representing a class of Flint residents in court as well as those lawyers retained by individual clients. Read more at The Flint Journal:Appeals Court affirms attorney fees ruling in Flint water crisis settlementAttorney fees capped at 25 % in Flint water settlementFirst contract for help with Flint water settlement claims will cost $1M

It’s the largest settlement in Michigan history

TUSCOLA COUNTY, MI – A Clio man was sentenced Monday in Tuscola County Circuit Court for the sexual assault of an underage girl. Digiacomo was sentenced to 18 years, nine months to 60 years twice for two first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges. He was also sentenced to 10-15 years for a second-degree criminal sexual conduct charge. Digiacomo was also sentenced to 10-15 years for two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and 16 months to two years for fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Read more at The Flint Journal:Clio man charged with sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl, co-defendant pleads guiltyGenesee County man found guilty in CSC casePlea reached in 30-year-old Flint homicide case

State officials will hold a town hall in Dearborn on Monday to listen to residents’ concerns about power outages after a February ice storm caused hundreds of thousands of outages across Metro Detroit.

Gretchen Whitmer signs an expansion of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to cover LGBTQ Michiganders into law. The pair of House bills were poised to get Senate approval Tuesday after passing the House last week, but as Alyssa Burr reported, the Senate bill for workers in the private sector was taken up instead. Sen. Rosemary Bayer, D-Keego Harbor, rises on the Senate floor to speak in support of gun control legislation on March 16, 2023. As I reported from the Senate – only two bills within the package, Senate Bill 81 and Senate Bill 82, passed in a 22-15 vote on Thursday, March 16. The Senate Energy and Environment Committee is expected to hold a hearing on the storm outages Thursday, March 23.

FLINT, MI -- An attorney for former Gov. Rick Snyder is calling on Attorney General Dana Nessel to end the state’s prosecution of his client and other government officials after they hit another stumbling block on Thursday, March 16. “As Albert Einstein said, ‘the definition of insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.’ "“Stop the insanity AG Nessel,” Lennon said in a statement to MLive-The Flint Journal. Move on.”Lennon’s comments come on the day after the state Court of Appeals dismissed an attempt to bring back criminal charges related to the Flint water crisis against Snyder. “Instead of timely filing a motion for ‘leave’ to file an appeal, they missed that deadline and inexplicitly filed an appeal as “right,’ “ Lennon said.

Michigan’s anti-discrimination law will now explicitly protect Michiganders on the basis of sex and gender identity, after legislation amending the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act was signed into law. The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that term encompassed sexuality in a 5-2 decision, after a lower court had previously ruled it also included gender identity. Related: Michigan Supreme Court rules sexual orientation protected by civil rights lawThose decisions followed a 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June 2020 which extended the same interpretation to sex-based protections in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Still, in both chambers the civil rights legislation won support from moderate Republicans, often in swing districts, a mark of just how far public opinion has shifted in recent decades. He received a standing ovation for his groundwork on civil rights.

JACKSON, MI – State regulators want to hear from residents who were affected by the recent surge of winter storms that knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses across Jackson. The Michigan Public Service Commission is hosting a town hall meeting in Jackson to listen to residents’ power outage concerns following large-scale outages that hit Michigan in February during inclement weather. This is an opportunity for Michigan residents to ensure their concerns are heard.”Many residents have been dissatisfied with the $25 credit mandated by Michigan’s service quality rules, Nessel said. Nessel has called on the utilities to automatically credit customers who suffer from outages and to increase the outage credit. “It is my sincere hope that in response, the commission takes action that our residents so badly deserve,” Nessel said.

State officials will hold a town hall in Dearborn next week to listen to residents’ concerns about power outages after a February ice storm caused hundreds of thousands of outages across Metro Detroit.

Albion College officials have denied the allegations, stating that COVID-19 pandemic-related budget deficits were covered using unrestricted pots of the endowments. The AG’s Office cannot comment on ongoing investigations, according to a spokesperson, but added Albion College has been cooperative throughout the process. Albion College officials said the allegations conflate endowment funds that are restricted by how the donor wants it spent and unrestricted funds collected from gifts with no specified purpose, Sabo said. Albion College’s Board of Regents has considered other measures to help with budget deficits, such as raising tuition or cutting costs, Ott said. Read more from MLive:Astronaut’s time at Michigan college propelled him to NASA careerRepeated use of n-word by Michigan college hoops coach prompts player boycottUnity after months of tension goal of first woman to chair Albion College Board of Trustees

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- A lawsuit alleging the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners violated the state Open Meetings Act is “ridiculous and frivolous,” the board’s legal counsel said. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday, March 8 and names plaintiffs Peter Armstrong Sr, Jeffrey Padnos, Susan Hoekema and Jason Hunter. The lawsuit targets the Jan. 3 actions of the board, which installed eight new members with a further right group called Ottawa Impact, on that day. State Attorney General Dana Nessel conduct an investigation into the board’s Jan. 3 decisions and determined she could not find an Open Meetings Act violation. “Essentially, they are arguing that the basis of the lawsuit is that the Ottawa Impact folks made campaign pledges and that somehow makes then a public body,” Kallman said.

A Michigan man is facing charges after he repeatedly made threats of gun violence over the course of his appeal during a separate court case against the state, officials said.

O’Neil Swanson says he believes he was targeted for political gain and because he’s Black

SAGINAW, MI — In the summer of 2020, a Saginaw Police Department officer was fired after he twice assaulted a woman after he arrested her. The evening of July 11, 2020, Collier responded to a Saginaw house where a 57-year-old Black woman had allegedly assaulted someone. The woman resisted and Collier responded by punching her in the left side of her face with his closed right fist, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel previously said. That office subsequently referred the case to the Michigan Attorney General’s Office, which issued charges against Collier in September 2020. Read more:Ex-Saginaw cop punched arrested woman four times in two incidents, attorney general saysFired Saginaw police officer charged by Michigan AG in jail assaultState police release report on fired Saginaw police officer, but you can’t read most of itMichigan Attorney General to review case of ex-Saginaw officer accused of punching woman

Democratic Michigan state Rep. Samantha Steckloff claims she and two other Jewish legislators were sent death threats by Jack Carpenter III, who has been arrested by federal officials.

“Enbridge initially agreed that this case belonged in state court and waited two years to move it to federal court. Enbridge moved Nessel’s case to federal court after the governor’s case was dismissed. She argues that Neff’s 2022 decision “effectively snatched the case away from the state court after substantial litigation had taken place in the state court, and while the parties were awaiting a final decision from the state court,” according to her office. Enbridge accused Nessel of “ignoring the substantial federal issues that are properly decided in federal court and not state court,” in a statement Friday. Enbridge already received permits to build the tunnel from Michigan state environmental regulators and the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority.

Authorities arrested Jack E. Carpenter III after he allegedly used a Twitter account to threaten Jewish elected officials in Michigan.

Jack Eugene Carpenter III was in Texas posting conspiratorial messages on Twitter when he openly threatened to return home to Michigan and kill Jewish officials in the government, officials said. This is according to a newly unsealed criminal complaint by the FBI, who arrested Carpenter – a Lenawee County resident – for transmitting an interstate threat. The 41-year-old was outside Fort Worth, Texas, while posting his threats and was planning to come back to Michigan within a few days, the FBI says. A search of his tweet history (@tempered_reason according to the FBI) shows a Feb. 16 reply to Gov. He claims to have been fired from the University of Michigan for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – Michigan’s top prosecutor and the state’s regulatory agency is facing a multi-million-dollar lawsuit for allegedly failing to do their jobs correctly, passing blame to a crematorium owner and maliciously prosecuting him. Attorneys representing O’Neil Swanson II and his wife Dianne Swanson filed a $25-million lawsuit, Feb. 6, in Michigan’s Court of Claims accusing Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Robert Hayes and the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, or LARA, for malicious prosecution and violation of the Swanson’s civil rights, according to the lawsuit.

The ruling appears to leave prosecutors with a single chance to revive criminal charges tied to the Flint water crisis at the Michigan Supreme Court. Water prosecutors issued a statement in response to the ruling, saying they are not discouraged by it. “It has always been our understanding that this matter will be resolved by the Michigan Supreme Court,” the prosecutors’ statement says. Read more at The Flint Journal:Flint water charges dismissed against seven former officialsFlint water criminal charges dismissed against former Gov. SnyderCourt won’t hear appeal on dismissal of Flint water crisis criminal charges

A threat to kill Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel came more than two years after several men were charged in a plot to kidnap the state's Gov. Whitmer.

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said the FBI confirmed she was one of the targets of a heavily armed man who was arrested last month for making threats against Jewish officials in Michigan.

The Michigan state Senate voted Wednesday in favor of a proposal to expand the state's civil rights law to include the LGBTQ community under anti-discrimination policies.

A 61-year-old priest has been charged due to child sex crimes in Wayne County.

Michigan senators have voted to expand the state’s civil rights law to include the LGBTQ community and prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

It has been night five in the dark Monday as more than 48,000 DTE customers still remain without power, and although that number continues to fall, the patience is wearing thin for many.

Those looking to show support for the Michigan State community in the wake of the Feb. 13 campus shootings now have the option of purchasing “Spartan Strong” t-shirts from Fanatics and other authorized sellers. Sales of the shirts support the Spartan Strong Fund through royalties and proceeds, according to MSU. Fanatics is among 19 authorized vendors for the shirts. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has warned that “bad actors” have been trying to profit off the tragedy by selling unlicensed merchandise that claims to support the Spartan Strong Fund. The full list of authorized vendors for the shirts includes:

If you buy a “Spartan Strong” t-shirt to show your support after Michigan State University’s mass shooting, check where it came from. Only purchases from certain places will support the Spartan community. Here is the full list of officially licensed and approved MSU merchandise vendors whose royalties and proceeds go toward the Spartan Strong Fund:4ImprintA. The Spartan Strong Fund was created to support “the evolving needs of the individuals most critically impacted,” per MSU’s website. Michigan State has also promised to cover hospital bills for the five injured students and funeral services for the three students killed: Arielle Anderson, Brian Fraser and Alexandria Verner.

Scammers are selling merchandise and falsely claiming it benefits victims of the massacre

DETROIT – A Michigan man has been sentenced to prison time for stealing the identities of 7,000 people in an $11 million Medicaid cell phone scheme, authorities announced. Williams previously pleaded guilty to conducting a criminal enterprise, a 20-year felony; and identity theft, a five-year felony. The scheme used personal information stolen from thousands of identity theft victims to defraud the state of Michigan’s Medicaid program and financially benefit himself, according to the release. “The threat of identity theft is real, and I urge Michigan residents to educate and protect themselves against potential victimization,” AG Dana Nessel said in a statement. After receiving the phones, Williams would activate and sell them for personal profit.

LANSING, MI – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is pushing utility companies to be more transparent with their lobbying efforts. Requirements are “currently deficient” for providing information on how much money utilities spend “to influence public policy and achieve rate case outcomes,” Assistant Attorney General Michael Moody wrote in comments filed with the Michigan Public Service Commission earlier this month. The Michigan Public Service Commission, which regulates public utilities including electric, power, telecommunications and natural gas, is collecting comments on possible changes to rate requirements. Utility rates are set by the Michigan Public Service Commission after companies tell the agency how much it will cost to provide services to customers. More on MLive:Michigan’s utilities struggle to keep the power on as climate change intensifiesWhich utilities charge the most for electricity in Michigan?

State officials say a western Michigan woman who was allegedly under the influence of methamphetamines when a 3-year-old girl died while under her care has lost her nursing license.

Those discussions all happened prior to Jan. 3, when the new eight commissioners from the group Ottawa Impact were commissioners-elect and hadn’t been seated. With a new majority on the 11-member board, the Ottawa Impact changes passed. Gibbs, as well as Ottawa County Vice Chair Sylvia Rhodea, also declined comment. Nessel said the people of Ottawa County, which elected the new leaders, either approved of those actions or they weren’t paying attention. For a two-year term seat like the county board, the recall process can begin six months after an elected leader takes office.

LANSING, MI – As grieving Michigan State University students called for gun reform outside the state Capitol after Monday’s mass shooting, Michigan’s top law enforcement officer was inside the building devising plans. “There are a lot of things that I think we could do, and there’s a lot of things that we could do better,” Attorney General Dana Nessel told reporters Wednesday. (Authorities investigating the MSU shooting had yet to release details on the weapon or weapons.) Gun rights advocates have used McRae’s situation to argue Michigan needs not gun control to prevent mass shootings but for situations to be addressed individually. Latest on MSU shooting from MLive:‘I am sorry we failed you’: Michigan lawmakers memorialize MSU shooting victims5 Michigan State students remain in critical condition after deadly mass shootingMichigan State students plan protest after 3 students killed, 5 critically injured in mass shootingFamily of student hospitalized during MSU shooting launches GoFundMeSigns of trauma and how to navigate them in wake of deadly MSU shooting

LANSING, MI – Michigan State University students are planning a peaceful protest Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the State Capitol, after three students were killed and five critically wounded in a mass shooting on campus. State officials and others are expected to speak, beginning around 11 a.m., before the noon sit-down protest. Related: Father of gunman in Michigan State University mass shooting: ‘We can’t control evil’She said that MSU students want to show leaders and the community the effect the shootings have had on students. They plan to sit crisscross, like they did when they were little – and just learning how to respond to school shootings. … We don’t need them to tell us we’ll be OK. We just want justice for three students.”For full coverage of the MSU mass shooting, go here.

LANSING, MI – This Valentine’s Day, beware of romance scams that take advantage of people looking for love online, officials said. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reissued her romance scams consumer alert this week to educate residents about common scams found on social media and dating platforms. “It is imperative that you always exercise caution with what you share online and never send money or sensitive data to someone you have not met in person,” Nessel said in a statement. In romance scams, con artists hook someone looking for a romantic partner online. READ MORE:Drummond Island ice bridge between Michigan and Canada is openAnaem Omot: Michigan gold mine fights tribe over historic landWallet Watch: Michigan agency behind $20M Super Bowl ad for JesusTropical shirts, record warmth before the late-week snowstorm

The Super Bowl is one of the most bet-on events in the world, second only to the world cup. This year more than 50 million Americans will bet a record amount on the Eagles-Chiefs match-up and with all that money changing hands, there are new warnings.

Scammers have been targeting SNAP recipients with a text message that falsely claims their EBT benefits card is locked.

Michigan residents are urged to be aware of potential scams and cybersecurity risks related to internet gaming sites after a recent cyber-attack hit popular sites like DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM. “This data breach is another reminder to always monitor your bank accounts, credit reports, and credit card statements,” Nessel said in a prepared statement. The data included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, profile photos and the last four digits of customer’s payment card. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, contact the Michigan Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-270-7117. What is ‘He Gets Us?’ Michigan agency behind $20M Super Bowl ad for JesusWhitmer’s budget proposes funding increases in every aspect of Michigan education

But that significant ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court kicked off a flurry of lawsuits. Each case names Nessel, executive director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights John Johnson Jr. and seven members of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. Related: Sexual orientation is now protected by Michigan’s civil rights law. Related: Lawsuit challenging LGBTQ civil rights is ‘purely speculative,’ Nessel arguesNessel recognized LGBTQ rights in Michigan are “based on precedent” from court decisions. Meanwhile, a bill introduced in Michigan could codify protections for LGBTQ people in the state civil rights law.

AAPS superintendent Jeanice Swift addressed the fake threat made to Huron High School on Feb. 7, 2023.

Four Michigan school districts were the targets of swatting on Tuesday.

KALAMAZOO, MI – DNA evidence led police to charge a Kalamazoo man for an alleged sexual assault of a teen in 2005. He was charged through the Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Kit Initiative. “This case is another example of the tremendous work being done on behalf of the survivors of sexual assault,” Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting said in the release. It involves a partnership between the Attorney General’s Office, the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office and the YWCA of Kalamazoo. The goal of the program is to address previously untested sexual assault kits and, when possible, provide resolutions for victims.

A Clinton Township woman convicted of stealing money from residents of a senior care facility was sentenced on Thursday.

Kimberly Coden-Diskin, 34, was bound over for trial Wednesday in 53rd District Court on 16 counts of unauthorized practice of a health profession and two counts of identity theft. Nessel’s officer alleges that Coden-Diskin falsely represented herself as a Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst in order to work at the center where she then treated children diagnosed with autism and worked with the families of those children. In many cases, due diligence requires verification of legally necessary qualifications,” Nessel said. “When circumstances arise that someone misrepresents themselves as a medical professional, my office stands ready to intervene.”Coden-Diskin is also accused of witness tampering after she allegedly contacted a witness in her original case. Coden-Diskin’s next court appearance is for a pretrial conference will take place in 44th Circuit Court, however a date for that conference has not been set.

Early in-person votingProp 2 requires nine days of early in-person voting, something completely new to Michigan. Benson said she wants ballots tabulated during this early voting period but doesn’t want results reports to be run. Related: How should Michigan’s new early voting work? The Secretary also asked that absentee ballots be allowed to be opened and tabulated during this early voting period. “A lot of what you talked about is already being worked on,” committee chair Penelope Tsernoglou, D-East Lansing, told Benson and Nessel.

A plastics manufacturer reached an agreement with the state to investigate and address hazardous substances known as “forever chemicals” at a former factory in Livingston County, Attorney General Dana Nessel said Monday.

LANSING, MI — A Michigan plastic manufacturer will clean up toxic PFAS chemicals at the site of a 1998 factory fire under the terms of a settlement with state regulators. The Thermofil manufacturing facility was partially consumed by a March 1998 fire, during which EGLE says PFAS chemicals used in plastic compounding were released. Although firefighting foam is commonly a source of PFAS contamination, EGLE says it was not used at the Thermofil fire. Despite the settlement, Michigan’s PFAS cleanup rules remain under a legal cloud following a November ruling in which a Court of Claims judge invalidated them in response to a challenge by PFAS manufacturer 3M Corp. In September, Nessel sued a corporate successor to Keeler Brass, a manufacturer which left PFAS contamination scattered around Kent County.

In 1993 19-year-old Wendy Jo Morrison was on her way home from her waitressing job when she was run off the road.

In total, there were 14 kidnap plot defendants. Separate prosecutions of the nine other kidnap plot suspects in Jackson County and the Grand Rapids U.S. District Court have concluded. Whitmer kidnap plot, defense attorneys sayDefendant in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot admits shame, embarrassment before sentencingTaking the Fifth, FBI attacked: 5 takeaways of Gov. Whitmer kidnap trialJudge in Whitmer kidnapping plot trial explains why juror wasn’t dismissed after attorney complaint

A professional poker player who pleaded guilty to a felony charge of gambling operations was sentenced to one year of probation for running an illegal poker room nearly two years ago. According to the Michigan Gaming Control Board, Joshua Thatcher, 42, of Gwinn, Mich. was sentenced on Jan. 19, just a few weeks after he pleaded guilty to the charge on Dec. 2. From April 2021 until July 2021, Thatcher operated the 906 Poker Social card room that was billed as a private poker club that allowed members to gamble against one another. “Unregulated gambling operations do not offer Michigan residents the same protections provided through legal, regulated gambling,” said Henry Williams, executive director, Michigan Gaming Control Board in a press release. As part of the plea agreement, Thatcher forfeited all of the items seized at the poker club, which included six poker tables, $13,050 in cash and other money found in bank accounts linked to the poker room.

Two brothers from Ohio have been arrested in connection with a brutal murder that happened in Lenawee County in the late ‘90s.

T-Mobile announced last week that an unidentified malicious intruder breached its network in late November and stole data on 37 million customers.

A former Michigan clerk has been charged after he threatened three teenagers who were riding Bird Scooters in a parking lot and then struck one of them with a flashlight, police said.

Kevin Adolph was sentenced on Jan. 8 in the 6th Circuit Court on one count of conducting a criminal enterprise, a 20-year felony, for obtaining Comerica account numbers of numerous victims and stealing money from their bank accounts.

Michigan municipalities will begin receiving over $81 in funds awarded as part of multi-state opioid settlements.

Grosse Pointe Farms Attorney David P. Sutherland was arraigned on charges of embezzling millions of dollars from Carhartt heiress Gretchen Carhartt Valade.

The Michigan attorney general says there’s “clear evidence” to pursue charges against pro-Donald Trump Republicans who claimed they were the state’s presidential electors in 2020.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition challenging Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to be sworn in for second term in office in Lansing on Jan. 1, 2023.

Two men have been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a hunter in a Michigan state park during the 2018 deer season.

A Detroit man will stand trial after allegedly abusing and harassing his ex-girlfriend and torturing her dog, according to the office of Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel.

A Livingston County judge has sided with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and halted the parole of a man convicted on sexual assault and kidnapping charges in 1994.

In a letter this week, the head of the Michigan Bureau of Elections used his strongest language yet, telling the attorney for the group behind recount efforts across the state that recent disruptions will not be tolerated.

A Wayne County woman could face years in prison if convicted of stealing from her employer.

A former Macomb County Boy Scout leader who pleaded guilty to sexual assault charges in the ongoing Boy Scouts of America investigation has been sentenced to prison.

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed an appeal opposing the Parole Board’s decision to release a man convicted on sexual assault and kidnapping charges in 1994.

A Bloomfield Hills woman was sentenced to three years of probation and 100 hours of community service after stealing from an elderly veteran.

The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, but should it become law, what would that mean for same-sex couples Michigan?

Current and former patients of Michigan company Wright and Filippis, a prosthetics and orthotics provider, may have been impacted by a cybersecurity attack.

A Southfield woman is facing 43 felony charges after she filed tax returns with false statements and claims for at least 15 people, according to authorities.

A jury convicted a man of murder in the disappearance of a western Michigan man whose body still has not been found after nearly 40 years.

A man has been convicted of murder in the disappearance of a western Michigan man whose body has not been found after nearly 40 years.

A former Hillsdale County Sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty to misconduct in office after using his position to coerce a woman into a sexual relationship.

Incumbent Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has defeated Republican opponent Matt DePerno, securing a second term in office, the AP projects.

A Detroit man accused of torturing a small dog as part of ongoing abuse and harassment of his ex-girlfriend is facing several charges.

A special prosecutor investigating whether the Republican candidate for Michigan attorney general and others should be charged for trying to gain access to voting machines says there will be no decision before Tuesday’s election.

The attorney general’s race is the closest on the ballot this November with unique circumstances as it puts incumbent Dana Nessel up against Republican Matt DePerno, a lawyer from the west side of the state.