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40 charged in sweeping indictment involving Chicago-Detroit gang ‘Vice Lords’
Read full article: 40 charged in sweeping indictment involving Chicago-Detroit gang ‘Vice Lords’A few dozen alleged members and associates of the Almighty Vice Lord Nation gang will now be facing a slew of charges in an investigation that’s been underway for years.
Former West Bloomfield school official charged with obstructing investigation, deleting emails
Read full article: Former West Bloomfield school official charged with obstructing investigation, deleting emailsA former assistant superintendent with the West Bloomfield School District has been charged with obstructing a grand jury investigation and lying to federal investigators.
FBI to launch federal hate crime investigation on attack on Warren family
Read full article: FBI to launch federal hate crime investigation on attack on Warren familyWARREN, Mich. – Within two days, the Hall family had their tires slashed, swastikas drawn on their vehicles, shots fired at their home and their front window smashed. Warren police released video of a man outside the home holding a gun Friday and announced a $3,000 reward for information to help find who is responsible. The video captures a man wearing a mask and hood with a gun in hand stalking the family’s home in Warren. Eddie Hall and Candace Sparks-Hall were not home at the time and were notified of the shooting by their neighbor. Police said the FBI has been called in to launch a federal hate crime investigation.
FBI to launch federal hate crime investigation on attack on Warren family
Read full article: FBI to launch federal hate crime investigation on attack on Warren familyFBI to launch federal hate crime investigation on attack on Warren familyPublished: September 11, 2020, 5:08 pmWithin two days, the Hall family had their tires slashed, swastikas drawn on their vehicles, shots fired at their home and their front window smashed.
Feds ask Gov. Whitmer for Michigan nursing home data to see if COVID-19 response warrants investigation
Read full article: Feds ask Gov. Whitmer for Michigan nursing home data to see if COVID-19 response warrants investigationGretchen Whitmer for Michigan nursing home data linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as part of an effort to find out if the state’s response warrants a federal investigation. Officials want to find out if state orders requiring nursing homes to admit COVID-19 positive patients are responsible for the deaths of residents. The Civil Rights Division is considering an investigation into whether nursing home residents had their rights violated. MORE: Michigan lawmaker calls COVID-19 nursing home policy ‘most idiotic thing we could come up with’Finally, it asks for the number of people who were admitted to public nursing homes after they had already tested positive for COVID-19. Michigan, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania required nursing homes to admit COVID-19 positive patients and received letters from the Justice Department.
Retired UAW leader Joe Ashton due in court for bribery charges
Read full article: Retired UAW leader Joe Ashton due in court for bribery chargesAnother United Auto Workers leader is expected to plead guilty in court today as part of a federal probe into alleged corruption within the union. Joe Ashton, the retired UAW-GM vice president, is believed to have crafted a scheme with two associates, Jeffrey Pietrzyk and Michael Grimes, involving kickbacks and rigged bids totaling millions of dollars. READ MORE: Retired UAW Vice President Joe Ashton charged in bribery, kickback scandalUAW Interim President Rory Gamble wants to change the union’s direction entirely with the increased exposure of more alleged corruption. “It is shocking and very disheartening at the same time,” Gamble said. Pietrzyk, who served on union’s Center for Human Resources board with Ashton, and Grimes, Ashton’s administrative assistant have already pleaded gui;ty and are waiting to be sentenced.
UAW regional director Vance Pearson steps down after embezzlement charges
Read full article: UAW regional director Vance Pearson steps down after embezzlement chargesUAW regional director Vance Pearson steps down after embezzlement chargesPublished: November 25, 2019, 7:31 amPearson was the director of a region in Missouri and was considered former UAW president Gary Jones' right-hand man.