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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

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Southfield woman faces trial over alleged $98,000 rental assistance fraud

By I. J. Gardner | Oct 17, 2025

Mariah Davis, a 33-year-old resident of Southfield, has been ordered to stand trial in the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County after waiving her preliminary examination.

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Des Plaines man sentenced to up to 25 years for child sexual assault in Michigan

By I. J. Gardner | Oct 13, 2025

Javier Mora, a 22-year-old resident of Des Plaines, Illinois, was sentenced to 12 to 25 years in prison for the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl from Cadillac, Michigan.

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Former Detroit bank teller charged with embezzlement and tax violations

By I. J. Gardner | Oct 9, 2025

Rhodesia Jones, a 25-year-old former bank teller from Detroit, was arraigned in the 52-4 District Court in Troy on charges of embezzlement and tax-related offenses.

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Chinese national sentenced for running illicit massage parlors in Wayne County

By I. J. Gardner | Oct 7, 2025

A Chinese national, Huazi Piao, 61, has been sentenced to 40 months to 20 years in prison for operating commercial sex businesses at illicit massage parlors in Wayne County.

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Michigan AG joins multistate effort urging Supreme Court review on Voting Rights Act enforcement

By I. J. Gardner | Oct 7, 2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that prevents individuals from suing to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).

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Michigan AG announces DOJ drops plan for immigration-linked restrictions on crime victim aid

By I. J. Gardner | Oct 6, 2025

After participating in a multi-state lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that the DOJ has dropped its plan to impose new conditions on nearly $1.4 billion in Victims of Crime Act...

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Attorney General Nessel warns public about scam texts threatening license suspension

By I. J. Gardner | Oct 2, 2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has issued a warning to residents about a scam involving fraudulent text messages.

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Attorney General Nessel warns Michigan residents of imposter scams during federal shutdown

By I. J. Gardner | Oct 1, 2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has issued a renewed warning about potential government imposter scams that may arise during the ongoing federal government shutdown.

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Wyandotte man faces trial for alleged embezzlement from auto transport company

By I. J. Gardner | Sep 30, 2025

Jason Garza, a 45-year-old resident of Wyandotte, has been ordered to stand trial in Wayne County’s 3rd Circuit Court on ten felony charges.

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Attorneys general oppose proposed Capital One settlement over unpaid interest

By I. J. Gardner | Sep 25, 2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan group of 17 other state attorneys general in opposing a proposed class action settlement involving Capital One.

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Court blocks linking emergency aid to state immigration enforcement

By I. J. Gardner | Sep 25, 2025

A federal court has ruled in favor of Michigan and 20 other states in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s attempt to tie federal emergency funding to state cooperation with immigration enforcement.

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Attorneys general seek injunction against Medicaid funding cuts targeting Planned Parenthood

By I. J. Gardner | Sep 25, 2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the State of Pennsylvania, has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the Trump Administration from enforcing a provision in the latest...

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Attorney General Nessel sues lawn care company over alleged consumer protection violations

By I. J. Gardner | Sep 24, 2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against Calton's Lawn Care and its owners, Aron and Leslie Calton of Kent City.

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Michigan attorney general joins multistate effort opposing rollback of EPA climate protections

By I. J. Gardner | Sep 23, 2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of states in opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rescission of its 2009 Endangerment Finding.

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Court blocks USDA from demanding sensitive data on SNAP recipients

By I. J. Gardner | Sep 19, 2025

A federal court has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from requiring states to submit sensitive personal information about recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...