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Federal charges have been brought against former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson, along with three other suspects, in connection with a bribery scandal, prosecutors have revealed. According to The Detroit News, the charges were handed down on Thursday, April 6 following a years-long investigatio...

The charges against Rick Johnson and three other men were announced by U.S. Attorney Mark Totten.

Prosecutors accuse Rick Johnson of accepting bribes to fast-track marijuana licenses at a time when Michigan was battling to get to market before competitors.

The former head of a Michigan medical marijuana licensing board admits he accepted $110,000 in bribes to influence his decisions.

Charges include conspiracy to commit bribery.

Few details in SF stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee

The former head of a Michigan medical marijuana licensing board has agreed to plead guilty to accepting $110,000 in bribes when he led the panel over a two-year period, authorities said Thursday. Rick Johnson acknowledged in a signed court filing that he acted “corruptly” when he accepted cash and other benefits to help businesses get […]

“Public corruption is a poison to any democracy. Those who wield the power of state have a sacred obligation to serve the people they represent.” By Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance Mark Totten, U.S. attorney for Michigan’s Western District, on Thursday announced that four people were charged in federal court for participating in the bribery of […]

The former head of a Michigan medical marijuana licensing board admits he accepted $110,000 in bribes to influence his decisions