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Michigan residents federally charged with blocking doors to reproductive health clinic in Tennessee
Read full article: Michigan residents federally charged with blocking doors to reproductive health clinic in TennesseeThree Michigan residents are being federally charged alongside eight other people for blocking access to a reproductive health care facility in Tennessee last year.
Ex-Michigan UIA worker says he approved false claims in return for money
Read full article: Ex-Michigan UIA worker says he approved false claims in return for moneyA former member of the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after a scheme designed to award pandemic-era benefits to people submitting false claims.
Detroit policeโs Crisis Intervention Program gets $240K boost from federal grant
Read full article: Detroit policeโs Crisis Intervention Program gets $240K boost from federal grantMore than $240,000 from a Community Policing Development Grant will help out Detroit police. That federal funding is coming from the U.S. Department of Justiceโs Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
Troy investor sentenced for spending $1 million of other peopleโs money each week to play lottery
Read full article: Troy investor sentenced for spending $1 million of other peopleโs money each week to play lotteryA Troy investor who thought he had figured out a guaranteed way to win huge jackpots in the Michigan Lottery has been sentenced after he spent $1 million of other peopleโs money each week to carry out the failed scheme.
Lansing man who pledged allegiance to ISIS sentenced for trying to help his cousin join
Read full article: Lansing man who pledged allegiance to ISIS sentenced for trying to help his cousin joinA Lansing man who has pledged his allegiance to ISIS has been sentenced to 130 months in prison for trying to help his cousin formally join the terrorist organization, federal officials said.
Michigan family speaks out after man pleads guilty to federal hate crime for attacking Black teen
Read full article: Michigan family speaks out after man pleads guilty to federal hate crime for attacking Black teenMONROE, Mich. โ A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime for attacking a Black teen last year. Heโs a lot stronger than I was at that age,โ said Devin Freelon Sr. Shortly after Devin Freelon Jr. graduated high school, he was attacked and now has one last dental surgery to endure. We see thatโs not the case,โ said Freelon Sr.On Tuesday, Mouat pleaded guilty to willfully injuring the teen because of his race. More: Michigan man pleads guilty to federal hate crime for attacking Black teen
Troy investor spends $1 million of other peopleโs money each week to play lottery in failed fraud scheme
Read full article: Troy investor spends $1 million of other peopleโs money each week to play lottery in failed fraud schemeTROY, Mich. โ A Troy investor is accused of losing $19 million of other peopleโs money in a scheme that involved tricking them into fake investment opportunities and spending more than $1 million per week on Michigan Lottery games. In June 2016, Gjonaj believed he had discovered a guaranteed way to win large jackpots playing the Michigan Lottery Daily 3 and Daily 4 games, according to authorities. Instead of ending the gambling scheme, Gjonaj tricked others into giving him money through the fake real estate investment deal plan, according to officials. AdBy early 2019, Gjonaj was betting more than $1 million per week on Michigan Lottery games using money fraudulently obtained from victims, according to officials. In August 2019, his scheme had unraveled and resulted in more than $19 million in losses to those victims, authorities said.