Here are the top 10 complaints Michigan consumers had in 2025, according to the attorney general's office.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel asked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to halt its plans to use a recently purchased warehouse in Romulus as a detention center with up to 500 beds.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a motion with the Michigan Public Service Commission to reopen the review of two special contracts DTE Energy proposed to serve a massive AI data center in Saline Township.
The owner and CEO of an Oakland County facility, who is already facing a second-degree murder charge in connection with a deadly hyperbaric chamber explosion, is now facing health care fraud charges.
A 47-year-old Michigan man was convicted of sexually assaulting two young girls and giving them methamphetamine, officials said.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to reconsider its recent approval of DTE contracts for a massive artificial intelligence data center planned in Washtenaw County.
A year ago, Michigan was expecting a windfall of federal funds to fuel a transition to clean energy, along with billions of dollars' worth of green manufacturing projects subsidized by the Biden administration's climate spending bills.
An Indiana man has been sentenced in connection with the 2015 sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in Northern Michigan, officials said.
A federal judge has blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from revoking an easement that allows Enbridge to run an oil pipeline through a Great Lakes channel.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released a report detailing sexual abuse and misconduct allegations against 51 priests in the Diocese of Grand Rapids.
Hamtramck’s already-chaotic 2025 election has escalated into a full-scale legal battle, with City Clerk Rana Faraj filing a sweeping lawsuit alleging retaliation, defamation, and violations of Michigan’s Whistleblower Protection Act.
A Michigan funeral home director has been charged with 39 felony counts related to allegedly embezzling nearly $193,000 from prepaid funeral and insurance funds.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has issued a formal notice of intended action to retail chain Five Below following repeated allegations of pricing violations at nearly 20 stores across the state.
A Wayne County man accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $60,000 in pandemic relief funds and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans has been bound over, officials said.
Michigan regulators have adopted landmark standards for the booming data center industry with a plan they say tries to protect residents from subsidizing the industry’s hefty energy use.
Federal judges ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, for the month of November.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved energy company Enbridge's plan to encase a segment of an aging oil pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and 22 other state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), demanding the agency use $6 billion in reserve funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing during a federal shutdown.
A man has pleaded no contest in connection with the murders of his brother and sister-in-law in Livingston County in 2008, officials said.
A Chinese national was sentenced for their role in operating an international human trafficking ring at massage parlors in Metro Detroit.
Families walked around the Ernest T. Ford Recreation Center Saturday, Oct. 4, to shine a spotlight on domestic violence and available resources.
Marian Sheridan, one of 15 Michigan Republicans whose felony charges were dismissed in the high-profile Republican elector case, is speaking publicly on TV for the first time about what she calls a politically motivated prosecution.
The dismissal of fraud charges against 15 Michigan Republicans is the latest and most dramatic setback in the cases against the fake electors who were part of President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
A Michigan judge has dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.
Two Hamtramck City Council members were arraigned Tuesday on election fraud charges, adding to the growing list of controversies surrounding the two-square-mile city in Metro Detroit.
A jury has awarded nearly $60 million to a man who accused a disgraced Michigan prosecutor and a police officer of violating his rights in filing sexual abuse charges.
Four Metro Detroit men were charged in connection with what the Michigan Attorney General called the largest counterfeit bust in the state.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against two men accused of creating fake companies to harass and intimidate small business owners in Ferndale in an attempt to extort money from them.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against two men accused of creating fake companies to harass and intimidate small business owners in Ferndale in an attempt to extort money from them.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against two men accused of creating fake companies to harass and intimidate small business owners in Ferndale in an attempt to extort money from them.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has charged Christopher Allen, 33, of Reed City, and Wesley Ann Conner, 21, of Leroy, with multiple felony counts of child abuse.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has reached a $4.5 million settlement with six Detroit-area nursing homes and their ownership companies over allegations of neglect.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced an ongoing investigation into Twin Flames Universe, an organization that has been called a cult and garnered attention through a Netflix documentary.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with 15 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia Attorney General, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Maryland on Monday to stop a settlement between the Trump administration that would allow a device to convert a semi-automatic weapon into a machine gun.
From rising utility bills to campaign finance accountability to reproductive rights, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is wading into three major legal battles — each drawing scrutiny from political opponents and support from progressive advocates.
Consumers Energy wants to raise your electric bills again, this time by $436 million a year. This follows a $154 million increase just approved two months ago.
This request is the largest ask that Consumers Energy has made while Nessel has been in office and is likely the largest request in decades.
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal charges against former Michigan State Police (MSP) Detective Sergeant Brian Keely related to the death of Samuel Sterling.
A New York man has pleaded guilty to a federal crime threatening Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
“While it may be disappointing to hear, you are probably not in a secret, long-distance relationship with Garth Brooks,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said. This comes as the attorney general warns residents about an uptick in celebrity impersonation scams.
State prosecutors have dropped felony charges against seven people accused of trespassing and resisting police a year ago during the break-up of a pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Michigan.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel dropped charges against seven people who were arrested in connection with pro-Palestinian protests at the University of Michigan last year.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against Roku, alleging that the television platform collects children’s data without obtaining parental consent.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recently launched a new tool that helps residents learn more about how they could be impacted by the Trump administration’s federal actions.
She thought she was getting a good deal from a customer service rep with a company she trusted. However, a Macomb County woman is opening up to Local 4 about a scam that cost her more than $30,000.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a consumer alert warning residents about scammers who use Bitcoin ATMs to defraud people. Just last week, a 79-year-old Troy woman was targeted in this type of scam.
New developments emerged after a Metro Detroit apartment complex was accused of lacking heat, causing significant issues for residents.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop three federal agencies from being dismantled, including the one that provides funding for libraries in each state.
A Detroit couple has been charged for collecting nearly $150,000 after claiming they were disabled from working at a group home that allegedly doesn’t exist, officials said.
A man was extradited from Georgia to Michigan last week to be arraigned on charges in connection to sexually assaulting a minor in 2008, officials announced.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes have adopted sharply different approaches to handling Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reported a record number of civil rights complaints filed in the community last year.
Four Oxford Center employees, including the CEO and safety manager, have been charged in connection to the death of a 5-year-old boy who was killed in a hyperbaric chamber explosion in Oakland County.
Four Oxford Center employees, including the CEO and safety manager, have been charged in connection to the death of a 5-year-old boy who was killed in a hyperbaric chamber explosion in Oakland County.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel successfully argued before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to disallow DTE Electric’s attempted cost recovery of $33,774,728, as per an order issued last week.
Three alleged members of a criminal organization responsible for the thefts of hundreds of vehicles in southeast Michigan were bound over to stand trial in the 3rd Circuit Court in Wayne County in the 19th District Court in Dearborn.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a $53 million civil settlement against Veolia North America (Veolia), resolving allegations that the engineering company contributed to the Flint Water Crisis.
A Michigan man was sentenced to four to 20 years in prison for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from his father’s trust, officials announced.
Michigan Republicans have elected a state lawmaker to lead the GOP into the 2026 midterms, State Sen. Jim Runestad whipped enough delegates Saturday after two rounds of voting to beat out the other two candidates, including Meshawn Maddock, a loyal ally to President Donald Trump who is charged with being a fake elector for Trump in the 2020 election.
An engineering company has agreed to pay $53 million to settle all remaining lawsuits that accused it of some blame for lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, a decade ago.
Attorneys general from 14 states are challenging the authority of billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to access sensitive government data and exercise “virtually unchecked power.”.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined attorneys general from at least 20 states in filing a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s effort to cut funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is advising residents to be aware of a scam involving fake letters about overdue tax bills.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says Shelley Letzer, 67, of West Bloomfield, was arraigned in the 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills on four felony charges for allegedly financially exploiting a vulnerable adult.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that appeared to order the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding that every state in the country relies on to provide essential services to millions of Americans.
Michigan Attorney Dana Nessel said she is “taking immediate legal action” after Trump moved to pause federal grants and loans as his administration reviews spending.
A judge denied motions for a new trial, resentencing and reconsideration from three men convicted of multiple felonies in connection with the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.
Families of two people killed in two separate incidents with police in Kent County are filing lawsuits alleging excessive force.
A Livingston County man has been charged for allegedly embezzling money from a vulnerable adult to benefit himself and his nonprofit organization, officials said.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is among a group of attorneys general who have filed a lawsuit to stop Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the arrest and arraignments of four additional members of an alleged criminal organization responsible for the thefts of hundreds of vehicles in Southeast Michigan.
The president of a chemical company is facing multiple charges in connection to allegedly neglecting maintenance updates at the facility, which led to the 2022 oil spill into the Flint River, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.
Michigan Democrats are ending their final days in control of the state government bogged down with disunity and inaction.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released a report on allegations of sexual abuse and other sexual misconduct in the Diocese of Lansing.
An appeal was filed in the dismissal of a Michigan State Police trooper and two Saginaw police officers accused of punching a man unconscious while he was handcuffed in 2022.
A judge has dismissed charges against two election workers in suburban Detroit who were accused of helping four people vote twice in the summer primary election.
A Missing or Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Task Force has been formed to address high rates of violence against Indigenous people in Michigan.