AG Nessel s former law partner lands job in her department
ED WHITE, Associated Press
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DETROIT (AP) Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel s former law partner has landed a job in her department after working for more than a year as a part-time contractor on the Flint water prosecution team.
Chris Kessel was hired as an assistant attorney general in mid-March and reports to Fadwa Hammoud, solicitor general and leader of the Flint water team, spokeswoman Courtney Covington Watkins told The Associated Press.
Watkins said Nessel was not involved in the hiring decision.
She noted that the attorney general has stayed away from the criminal side of the Flint investigation while representing the state in civil lawsuits related to the city s lead-contaminated water in 2014-15.
Man to be released after 48 years in prison in rare deal
ED WHITE, Associated Press
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DETROIT (AP) A man who has vigorously contested his murder conviction after 48 years in prison is likely to be released under a deal disclosed Monday by the Wayne County prosecutor s office.
Ray Gray, 69, has been serving a life sentence with no chance for parole. Prosecutors anticipate that he will appear in court by video Tuesday and plead no contest to second-degree murder.
Gray would get credit for time served and immediately be released, the prosecutor s office said.
Gray is not admitting guilt but will not contest the charge.