Diane Hathaway, a Michigan Supreme Court judge, has been accused of real estate fraud by the FBI, who believe that she and her husband, Michael Kingsley, fraudulently transferred property in order to wipe $600,000 in mortgage debt off of their Michigan home. The federal government filed a lawsuit recently which…
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Detroit Dad to Be Sentenced Monday for Child Abuse and First-Degree Murder
D’Andre Lane was convicted on child abuse and first-degree murder charges on October 12 after being found guilty by a jury of slaying his 2-year-old daughter. On Monday, December 3, Lane will be sentenced to life in prison without parole by Wayne County Circuit Judge Vonda Evans. The crime took…
Grand Haven Teen’s License Suspended Following Crash
A West Olive Michigan teen has had her driver’s license suspended following a crash that resulted in the injury of friends who were passengers in the car she was driving. Danielle Michaels, 17, was driving herself and a group of friends to a Michigan State University basketball game when the…
Escanaba Convicted Sex Offender’s Appeal Denied
In October of 2011, 61-year-old Bruno Joseph Perino of Powers was found guilty of second-degree criminal sexual conduct after being accused of sexual involvement with a girl under the age of 13. Perino was employed as a bus driver at the time for the Nah Tah Wahsh PSA in Wilson,…
Ishpeming Meth Bust by UPSET Lands Three in Jail
UPSET (Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team) arrested three individuals following a meth bust in Ishpeming on Monday, November 26. The three suspects were lodged at the Marquette County Jail pending arraignment on the charges, which include conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and possession of meth components. The suspects who were arrested…
Michigan State Student Waives Preliminary Exam, Moves on to Trial for Allegedly Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend
Brandon Carmack, a 20-year-old Michigan State University student of Saline, was scheduled for a preliminary examination for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend in August of this year. Carmack waived the preliminary exam slated for November 26 at 1:30 p.m., and has now been ordered to stand trial. News reports state that…
Former Head of Detroit Police Department Homicide Division Facing Multiple Charges
William Rice, once the head of the homicide division of the Detroit Police Department, recently appeared in court facing allegations of drug dealing and possession, mortgage fraud, operating a criminal enterprise and more. Detroit residents are no doubt used to hearing the words Detroit and corruption together, certainly more often…
Federal Appeals Court Overturns Decision to Grant New Trial to Farmington Hills Teacher Convicted for Killing Husband
In 2004, Nancy Seaman killed her husband who had, according to Seaman, battered her; she reportedly killed Robert Seaman one morning before going to school where she was a teacher. Seaman allegedly stabbed her husband 21 times and struck him with a hatchet 16 times in the garage of their…
71-Year-Old Alger Man to Face Reckless Driving Charges After Driving Wrong Way on Interstate
A 71-year-old man was arrested recently after Michigan State Police responded to reports of a vehicle heading into oncoming traffic on Interstate 75 between Frankenlust Township and Kawkawlin Township, approximately 90 miles northwest of Detroit. After receiving calls reporting the wrong-way driver, troopers located the vehicle in Kawkawlin Township just…
Family Vacation Ends in Tragedy for Huron High School Teen; Crash Likely Caused by Drunk Driver
James “Jimmy” Franklin Williams, a 16-year-old Huron Township High School junior, died in an accident on Sunday evening November 18 as he and his family headed to Florida on vacation. The family was planning to cruise to the Bahamas; in all, there were 7 people in the vehicle that ultimately…