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Alpena man convicted for making false claims against state police
LANSING – Thomas VanDuinen, 71, of Alpena, was found guilty yesterday by an Alpena County jury of making false claims against Michigan State Police troopers during the execution of a search warrant, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Initially charged in August 2022, VanDuinen was found guilty of: -
Attorney General to Review, Contest Consumers Energy’s Latest Rate Hike Request
Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a notice of intervention this in Consumers Energy Company’s latest electric rate case (U-21585) before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), filed on May 31, 2024. -
Ann Arbor woman charged with PPP loan fraud
LANSING – Yesterday, Yulonda Eckel, 56, of Ann Arbor, was arraigned in the 15th District Court in Washtenaw County for fraudulently obtaining two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from the federal government totaling over $41,000, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Eckel is charged with two counts of False Pretenses $20,000-$50,000, two counts of Using a Computer to Commit a Crime, and one count of Taxes – Making/Permitting a False Return. -
Michigan Supreme Court affirms application of voter intimidation law in robocall case
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the state statute prohibiting voter intimidation extends to intentional false speech about voting requirements or procedures if such speech is made to deter or influence a vote. This decision, announced by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, came in response to appeals in the cases of People v. Burkman and People v. Wohl. -
States urge Supreme Court clarification on regulating pharmacy benefit managers
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, alongside a coalition of 32 attorneys general, has requested the U.S. Supreme Court to deliberate on states' authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The request was made through an amicus brief supporting Oklahoma's appeal for the Supreme Court to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. This decision stated that federal laws override Oklahoma's regulations on PBMs. -
Michigan attorney general announces trial for signature collection fraud defendants
Defendants Shawn Wilmoth, Jamie Wilmoth-Goodin, and Willie Reed are set to face trial following a decision by Judge John Chmura of the 37th District Court. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that the trio has been charged with allegedly running a criminal enterprise aimed at defrauding several gubernatorial and judicial campaigns during the 2022 election cycle. -
Supreme Court upholds access to abortion pill mifepristone
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion rejecting an attempt to limit women's right to reproductive freedom. In Food and Drug Administration, et al. v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, et al., the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision that the plaintiffs — a group of anti-choice medical associations and individual doctors — do not have standing to challenge the United States Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of mifepristone. -
Attorney General's office supports reform bills on guardianship
LANSING – Today, Scott Teter, Division Chief of the Department of Attorney General Financial Crimes Division and head of the Elder Abuse Task Force, testified before the Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety Committee in support of House Bills 4909, 4910, 4911, and 4912. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that this bill package is a first step toward implementing reforms to Michigan’s guardianship statutes. -
AG Nessel Issues Formal Opinion on Questions Related to Public Officers Financial Disclosure Act
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a formal opinion addressing certain reporting requirements under the Michigan Constitution and the Public Officers Financial Disclosure Act (PFDA). -
Permanent injunction shuts down unlicensed Oakland County adult foster care facility
LANSING – Oakland County Circuit Court Judge David M. Cohen has granted a permanent injunction against Erica Edwards and her unlicensed adult foster care facility, ETE Homes Inc., doing business as Talison Assisted Living, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. A preliminary injunction was initially granted in December 2023 at the Attorney General’s request following an investigation by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), after it was determined that Edwards would not voluntarily cease operating the unlicensed facility. -
AG Nessel secures $300K fine over illegal wetland destruction
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today the resolution of litigation initiated in March of last year against Macomb County real estate development company Chesterfield 5, LLC and its consultant Christopher Cousino, of Bloomfield Hills. On behalf of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), Nessel sued both parties for the illegal destruction of a multi-acre regulated wetland in Macomb County. A consent judgment entered on June 3rd, 2024, by Judge James S. Jamo of the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County, holds Chesterfield 5 and Cousino... -
Attorneys general secure $700 million settlement with J&J over talc product allegations
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with 42 other attorneys general, has reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products containing talc. -
AG Nessel Alerts Consumers of Nationwide Venmo Scam
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing her consumer alert about payment apps and scams following reports nationwide of scammers targeting Venmo users. -
Caregiver convicted in freezing death of elderly woman
LANSING – Colleen Kelly O’Connor, 58, of East Lansing, was convicted by a Clinton County jury today of Vulnerable Adult Abuse—Second Degree related to the death by exposure of an 82-year-old woman on December 23, 2022, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The charge is a four-year felony. -
Attorney general contests consumers energy's proposed $303M annual electric rate increase
LANSING – Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a notice of intervention this week in Consumers Energy Company’s latest electric rate case (U-21585) before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), filed on May 31, 2024. Consumers Energy seeks a rate hike of approximately $303 million annually which, if approved, would take effect in March 2025. Only three months ago, the MPSC approved a $92 million electric rate hike for Consumers, which took effect this March. -
AG Nessel Joins Multistate Coalition Urging Department of Education to Provide Debt Relief to Federal Student Loan Borrowers
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to swiftly implement recently proposed regulations, which would provide needed relief for some of the nation’s most burdened student loan borrowers and help address the student debt crisis. -
AG Nessel Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend U.S. EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and four cities in filing a motion yesterday to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to help defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s final greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles. -
AG Nessel, Secretary Benson on Duty of Canvassers to Certify Election Results
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson are reminding members of Michigan Boards of County Canvassers of their ministerial duty to certify election results following a delay in Delta County. -
Westland Man Pleads No Contest to Sending Threatening Emails to Governor
In the 18th District Court in Wayne County, Jason Tolonen, 51, of Westland, pled no contest to one count of Using a Computer to Commit a Crime and one count of Malicious Use of a Telecommunications Service, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. -
Jury Convicts Man of 1982 Homicide of Ann Arbor Infant
Isiah Williams, 78, of Chicago, was found guilty on one count each of felony murder and first-degree premeditated murder by a Washtenaw Circuit Court jury in connection to the 1982 disappearance and presumed death of his then-8-month-old infant daughter, Olisa Williams, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.