The Republican faces allegations he used nonprofits to ‘line his own pockets,’ authorities say. A sexual assault allegation from Chatfield’s sister-in-law that prompted the probe will not result in charges.
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Michigan AG Dana Nessel: Democratic hate crime bills not tough enough
Attorney General Dana Nessel is no stranger to threats as a public official — which is why she says Michigan’s current statute on hate crimes is woefully inadequate.
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Nessel calls DTE's latest request to raise electric rates 'frankly, absurd'
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a notice of intervention with the Michigan Public Service Commission in DTE’s latest attempt to increase rates.
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Supreme Court abortion pill case ‘terrifying’ for Michigan women, Nessel says
Michigan voters in 2022 guaranteed abortion access in the state constitution, but a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court could sharply restrict who gets the abortion pill. Attorney General Dan Nessel calls that a “terrifying” prospect.
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Five years into Line 5 fight, Nessel fears having to ‘start all over again’
Attorney General Dana Nessel’s team was back in federal court this week, arguing that her long-running lawsuit to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline should be decided in Michigan.
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Dana Nessel: Michigan GOP fundraisers engaged in 'dark money scheme'
Two longtime Republican fundraisers face a combined two felonies and three misdemeanors for their alleged roles in a “dark money scheme” that shielded the names of donors to a campaign seeking to diminish Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pro-Trump elector didn't suspect false election docs were illegal
Pro-Trump elector James Renner on Wednesday said he was told a December 2020 meeting to approve an “alternate slate” of Republican electors falsely declaring the former president won Michigan was ‘an appropriate process’ and said he would have challenged it if he suspected illegal activity.
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Police sought Lee Chatfield’s Snapchat in sexual assault probe
Newly released police reports shed light on the early but ongoing investigation into former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield.
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Michigan Attorney General pushes back against DTE gas rate increase
Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office filed a notice of intervention brief on Tuesday following DTE Gas Company seeking a $266 million rate increase.
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Ex-Chatfield aides plead not guilty to ‘criminal enterprise’ in Michigan
A married couple who were once top aides to former House Speaker Lee Chatfield plead not guilty to charges alleging embezzled from political action committees and nonprofits.