The criminal investigation into the Flint water crisis burst open in historic fashion on Thursday as Attorney General Dana Nessel’s Office detailed sweeping new indictments against former Gov. Rick Snyder, members of his inner circle and others for their roles in the environmental catastrophe.The charges include felony charges of obstruction of justice and extortion against Snyder’s former top aide, Richard Baird, and nine counts of involuntary manslaughter each against two former
Former Gov. Rick Snyder charged with willful neglect of duty in Flint water crisis
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
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The charges show up in an online case search for Genesee County District Court records.
The record, filed Wednesday, Jan. 13, shows an offense date of April 25, 2014, which was the month that Flint switched from the Detroit public water system to Flint River water. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel authorized the complaint Jan. 8.
Willful neglect of duty is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine.
News surfaced Tuesday that Snyder, 62, and others connected to the water scandal, which resulted in elevated lead levels in public water, would be charged criminally for their roles.
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Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder charged with willful neglect of duty in Flint water crisis
Updated Jan 14, 2021;
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The charges show up in an online case search for Genesee County District Court records.
The record, filed Wednesday, Jan. 13, shows an offense date of April 25, 2014, which was the month that Flint switched from the Detroit public water system to Flint River water. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel authorized the complaint Jan. 8.
Willful neglect of duty is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine.
News surfaced Tuesday that Snyder, 62, and others connected to the water scandal, which resulted in elevated lead levels in public water, would be charged criminally for their roles.
Family of slain Flint 3-year-old calls for ‘Messiah’s Law’ to strengthen penalties for those who shoot into homes and kill kids
Updated Jan 03, 2021;
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FLINT, MI As Halloween neared, Messiah Williams was looking forward to trick-or-treating in his new Baby Yoda costume. Little more than a week before he could do so, the 3-year-old boy was shot and killed when police say several men opened fire on his family’s Flint home.
Months on and with the new year dawning, Messiah’s family is hoping the state will adopt a new law in the slain boy’s name that will make it mandatory for anyone who shoots into a populated area and kills a child to be imprisoned for life without parole.