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Former Michigan marijuana board head Rick Johnson has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison over his role in a bribery scheme.
Rick Johnson admitted to accepting at least $110,000 when he led the state's marijuana licensing board.
A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in federal prison for accepting bribes as head of a marijuana licensing board. Rick Johnson admitted accepting at least $110,000 when he led the board from 2017 to 2019. “I am a corrupt politician,” Johnson told the judge, according to The Detroit News.
A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in federal prison for accepting bribes as head of a marijuana licensing board.