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John Dalaly said he provided at least $68,200 in cash and other benefits to Rick Johnson.

John Dalaly, 71, previously pleaded guilty to providing more than $68,000 in bribes to former medical marijuana licensing board chair Rick Johnson.

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area businessman who bribed the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board was sentenced Thursday to more than two years in federal prison.

Two lobbyists referred to the lawmaker who accepted over $110,000 in bribes as "batman" in text messages. The bribes included paying for a sex worker.

A Detroit-area businessman who bribed the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board was sentenced Thursday to more than two years in federal prison.

Federal officials say ex-Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson received "commercial sex" as bribes during his time as medical marijuana licensing chair.

A Detroit-area businessman who bribed the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board was sentenced Thursday to more than two years in federal prison. John Dalaly said he provided at least $68,200 in cash and other benefits to Rick Johnson, including two private flights to Canada. Johnson was chairman of the marijuana board for two years before the board was disbanded in 2019.

A Detroit-area businessman who bribed the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board was sentenced Thursday to more than two years in federal prison. John Dalaly said he provided at least $68,200 in cash and other benefits to Rick Johnson, including two private flights to Canada. Johnson was chairman of the marijuana board for two years before the board was disbanded in 2019.

A Detroit-area businessman has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for bribing the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board