Attorney General Dana Nessel brings charges against former state GOP chair, others. One defendant says the charges amount to a ‘political attack.’
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Michigan ex-union leader, lobbyist charged with sexual assault
Jonathan Byrd, a 40-year-old former president of the Michigan AFL-CIO Kalamazoo chapter, has been charged with groping a woman at an April 2022 event, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.
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Nessel: $10B PFAS settlement with 3M doesn’t resolve Michigan’s claims
Some Michigan water suppliers may be eligible for payouts from the settlement over the chemical that was used in thousands of everyday products and has been linked to cancer and other health woes.
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Charges filed in signature fraud scandal that rocked Michigan governor race
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office has filed felony criminal charges against at least three people linked to a false fraud scandal that kept five Republican gubernatorial hopefuls off the ballot in 2022.
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Michigan civil rights panel asks: Are LGBTQ library book bans discriminatory?
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission asks Attorney General Dana Nessel for a formal legal opinion that could pave the way for discrimination investigations.
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Watch out for Taylor Swift ticket scams in Detroit, Dana Nessel warns
Attorney General Dana Nessel sent out a warning about ticket scams ahead of Taylor Swift’s highly-anticipated Eras Tour performances in Detroit this weekend.
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Dana Nessel: Lee Chatfield charging decision coming by year’s end
‘We’re not twiddling our thumbs,’ the attorney general says, explaining her office plans to make wrap up the high-profile case and others by the end of 2023.
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Nessel: Edenville dam owner knew of flaws 10 years before breach
State attorneys said in court documents the Edenville dam owner knew of flaws back in 2010 but took no action. Instead, he spent money on a sawmill and nearly $500,000 on a music festival.
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With lawsuits stalled in Michigan, Nessel seeks Line 5 shutdown in Wisconsin
The attorney general on Wednesday filed a brief in Wisconsin federal court supporting a Native American tribe’s effort to shut down the Line 5 pipeline over fears of a rupture into a river that runs through tribal land.
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Election-denying clerk ousted in recall: ‘Make Adams Township Boring Again’
A small-town elections clerk investigated by Michigan State Police after questioning the accuracy of her own voting machines lost a recall election Tuesday night in Adams Township, according to unofficial results.