public corruption

Prosecutors have filed charges of financial crimes against the former leader of the Michigan House and his wife.

On Wednesday, two men were sentenced for paying bribes to Rick Johnson while he served as the chairperson of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Licensing Board. On today’s podcast, Mark Totten, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, joined us to talk more about the case.

The mayor of Inkster has been indicted on a federal bribery charge for allegedly demanding $50,000 in bribes to facilitate the sale of a city property.

Rick Johnson admits he took at least $110,000 in bribes as head of a state marijuana licensing board. Johnson told a judge: “I am a corrupt politician.”

Albert Morrison was school board president of Madison District Public Schools in Madison Heights. An indictment says he and a longtime friend were co-conspirators in a pay-to-play scheme involving school repair contracts.

Shady Awad gave Mayor Rick Sollars more than $50,000 in cash, appliances, home renovations, and gambling money over a period of several years, according to federal prosecutors.

Detroit City Council member Gabe Leland was indicted on bribery-related charges Thursday.A federal grand jury indicted Leland on two counts of bribery,…

A man who built a towing empire in Metro Detroit is now serving time in prison.A federal judge sentenced Gasper Fiore to 21 months Thursday.He's among the…

Troy’s former city manager is in major trouble again – this time, on federal bribery charges.Brian Kischnick, 50, was charged in a criminal information.…

A former Detroit Police Department Deputy Chief and legal advisor today pleaded guilty to accepting bribe money from the owner of a towing company.Celia…