Original Case Details Former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith’s fall from grace continues. Smith resigned from his post as Macomb County Prosecutor six months ago amid 10 state felony corruption charges. He is the highest-ranking Macomb County official to have been involved in the criminal crackdown on corruption that has…
Original Case Details A city clerk who served the city of Southfield faces felony charges for allegedly altering voter file records during the 2018 elections. The clerk, Sherikia Hawkins is accused of altering 193 voter records that were under her control as a city clerk. The Oakland County Clerk’s Office…
Original Case Details An alleged fraud scheme between three people has led to criminal charges for the theft of nearly $500,000 from both a federal veteran’s program and from the state of Michigan itself. It is alleged that over the course of six years, these individuals created fake names and…
Original Case Details A figure who has been at the center of an alleged extortion scheme alleging public corruption has pled guilty. Dino Bucci, long known as a “bag man” for the now-indicted Macomb County Public Works commissioner Anthony Marrocco made his guilty plea in United States District Court, via…
Judicial Vote The Macomb County Circuit Court Judicial bench has now officially named Jean Cloud as interim Prosecutor of Macomb County. Cloud was voted in by a 14-1 vote in her favor by the Macomb County Circuit Court Judges which was conducted remotely on Zoom. She has been in the…
Original Case Details The FBI has long targeted the United Auto Workers (UAW) with an investigation that has spanned years and resulted in over a dozen federal criminal indictments and convictions. While the UAW has been on the defensive with a litany of these charges targeting them, General Motors has…
Original Case Details In the fallout from the Eric Smith scandal, another member of the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office is facing criminal charges. This time it is Derek Miller, who is the suspended chief of operations for the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office. Miller’s ex-boss was former Macomb County Head Prosecutor…
A 24-year-old Muskegon, MI man is now facing federal charges for offering to sell N95 masks that either were not authentic or never sent at all. An N95 respirator mask is a mask that covers the users nose and mouth and filters at least 95% of airborne particles. It is…
Original Case Details The married owners of a farm in southwest Michigan were charged with a litany of charges related to a 2012 bankruptcy filing. The husband was indicted by a grand jury with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, two counts of false statements on loan and credit…
Michigan State Rep. Larry Inman was tried on 3 different counts in federal court this past December. He was accused of lying to the FBI, extortion, and bribery. The jury acquitted Inman of lying to the FBI, but they were deadlocked on the other two charges and did not come…