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Those interviewed for this story are not involved in the federal or state cases regarding the alleged kidnap plot. “I anticipated that there might be some acquittals here,” said Tonya Krause-Phelan, a Western Michigan University Cooley Law School professor, former assistant prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. They’ve watched the federal case unfold, can analyze where it failed and tweak their strategy, Phelan said. “Given the state case remains open and ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment on the verdict in the federal case,” her office said. Whitmer kidnap case crashes: ‘Conspiracy that just never was,’ attorney saysDefense attorney says Gov.

The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with hundreds of people who say they were sexually assaulted by former sports doctor Robert Anderson.

Two former University of Michigan football stars who stand to receive as much as $500,000 each through the school’s sexual abuse settlement with more than 1,000 students say the per-victim payouts should be much higher.

The University of Michigan has agreed to pay $490 million to the victims of Dr. Robert Anderson.

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Universities often appear sympathetic, but go to great lengths to limit the release of information or make admissions of guilt. Michigan State University has been under fire for years over its handling of information in the case of Dr. Larry Nassar, who molested hundreds of young athletes over three decades. A release written by a UM spokesperson entitled, “Report: UM officials overlooked ‘destructive pattern’ of misconduct,” coincided with release of the WilmerHale report. “Michigan State was very much in (Cover-your-ass) mode under Simon,” Mack said. “What changed everything for Michigan State is when they had that sentencing hearing.

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Michigan State University’s secretiveness has led the state to prematurely halt its sex abuse probe in the case of former athletic doctor Larry Nassar, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday. “We have used every legal mechanism available to us – including going to court - to secure the remaining documents needed for our investigation,” Nessel said. Nessel’s announcement comes a day after a bipartisan block of nearly 50 state legislators called on MSU to release the records. “I find it unconscionable that the university would stonewall the very investigation that it requested,” Nessel said at the time. Former Michigan State University Dean William Strampel was convicted of misconduct in office and sentenced to a year in jail.

Herbert Alford WLNS-TVAlford filed a lawsuit against Hertz on Tuesday, although the case will be slowed by the company's bankruptcy reorganization. "While we were unable to find the historic rental record from 2011 when it was requested in 2015, we continued our good faith efforts to locate it," spokeswoman Lauren Luster said Wednesday. "With advances in data search in the years following, we were able to locate the rental record in 2018 and promptly provided it." Alford was convicted of second-degree murder in 2016 in the shooting death of Michael Adams, White said. The Hertz receipt showed Alford was renting a car at a Lansing-area airport around the time that Adams was shot, White said.

FILE - In this May 6, 2020, file photo, a Hertz car rental is closed during the coronavirus pandemic in Paramus, N.J. Two investment firms are looking to take at least a controlling stake in rental car company Hertz for up to $4.2 billion and help it emerge from bankruptcy protection. The evidence from Hertz was finally obtained in 2018, leading to Herbert Alford's exoneration in Ingham County last year. Alford filed a lawsuit against Hertz on Tuesday, although the case will be slowed by the company's bankruptcy reorganization. The Hertz receipt showed Alford was renting a car at a Lansing-area airport around the time that Adams was shot, White said. The conviction was thrown out and charges were finally dropped in 2020, after Alford had served nearly five years in prison and jail.

The evidence from Hertz was finally obtained in 2018, leading to Herbert Alford’s exoneration in Ingham County last year. Alford filed a lawsuit against Hertz on Tuesday, although the case will be slowed by the company’s bankruptcy reorganization. “There is no question that (Alford) would have avoided going to prison had they produced this documentation,” attorney Jamie White told WLNS-TV. The Hertz receipt showed Alford was renting a car at a Lansing-area airport around the time that Adams was shot, White said. The conviction was thrown out and charges were finally dropped in 2020, after Alford had served nearly five years in prison and jail.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Nessel charged Geddert with 24 felonies Thursday, including criminal sexual assault and human trafficking of underage girls he coached. “I find it unconscionable that the university would stonewall the very investigation that it requested,” Nessel said. Former Michigan State University Dean William Strampel was convicted of misconduct in office and sentenced to a year in jail. “This is an opportunity that we cannot allow to disappear because someone took a cowardly way out,” he said. It’s sad and messy, but we can do this.”More on MLive:Gymnastics coach accused of trafficking dies in apparent suicideGymnastics coach accused of traffickingTwiststars coach suspendedHome of former Twiststars coach searchedEx-gymnastics coach guiltyGallery of Nassar sentencing

FLINT, MI -- Former Flint Department of Public Works Director Howard Croft has become the second person charged this week with crimes tied to the city’s water crisis. Croft was also charged in late 2016 with false pretenses and conspiracy to commit false pretenses in connection to the city’s water emergency. In his letter of resignation from the city, Croft said he made every effort to serve with honesty, dignity and integrity. Prior to treating Flint River water in parts of 2014 and 2015, Flint purchased pre-treated Lake Huron water from the city of Detroit. Rick Snyder charged with willful neglect of duty in Flint water crisisFlint water crisis: Who’s being charged and what were their rolesAG Nessel to announce outcome of Flint water crisis criminal investigation Thursday

Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and others in his administration are expected to be charged for their role in the Flint water crisis, sources confirmed to CBS News. Since 2014, at least 15 current or former state and city officials and staff have been indicted in connection to the water crisis. "It is outrageous to think any criminal charges would be filed against Governor Snyder," said attorney Brian Lennon. The crisis began in 2014, when the city of Flint switched its water source from treated water from Detroit to the Flint River in an effort to save money. In August 2020, the state of Michigan announced a preliminary $600 million settlement for families affected by the water crisis.