Medical examiner questioned after investigation reveals missing womanโs body sat in Wayne County Morgue for 7 months
Just more than a week after a Local 4 Defenders investigation exposed problems at the Wayne County Morgue, the medical examiner was brought in before a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services board.
Allegations of sexual misconduct and racism at Macomb County Medical Examiners Office under investigation
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. There is trouble surrounding the Macomb County Medical Examiners Office that has prompted an investigation. Macomb Countys Director of Human Resources, Andrew McKinnon, confirmed to Local 4 that his team is investigating four employees at the Macomb County Medical Examiners Office, including a supervisor for allegations of sexism and racism. According to McKinnon, on July 18 an employee sent an email referencing a hostile environment that has been going on for a while. The allegations of sexism and racism involve open displays of sexually explicit photographs, pornographic screensavers on work computers and mistreatment of people of color. Some of the employees will face consequences.
More arrests expected in Florida nursing home deaths
CNN Video(CNN) - More arrests are expected in connection with the deaths of a dozen residents at a Florida nursing home, a police spokesman said Tuesday. The investigation into the deaths of 12 people at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Hollywood, Florida, remains "ongoing," said Hollywood Police Chief Chris O'Brien. "The Hollywood Police Department remains diligent in investigating all aspects of this case and additional arrests are anticipated," O'Brien said. Jorge Carballo, the facility administrator, and Sergo Colin, night shift nursing supervisor, were each charged with 12 counts of aggravated manslaughter. David Frankel, a lawyer Colin, emphasized at a Monday news conference that the nursing home staff had reached out for assistance.