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• Michigan Court of Appeals Grants Schuette's Request for Grand Jury Investigation Into Michigan Meningitis Deaths
LANSING - Attorney General Bill Schuette announced the Michigan Court of Appeals has granted his request to empanel a multi-county grand jury to investigate whether New England Compounding Center (NECC), a Massachusetts company linked to the recent meningitis outbreak, broke any state laws when it distributed tainted steroid injections to patients at clinics in four Michigan counties. Michigan leads the nation in patients affected by the outbreak, with 259 infections and 16 deaths according to the most official tallies recorded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Michigan Department of Community Health."As a former judge, I know the court made this decision in a thoughtful, deliberative, and thorough manner," said Schuette. "This was a horrific tragedy where Michigan citizens seeking pain relief contracted damaging meningitis infections, or even worse, lost their lives. The people of Michigan deserve answers. We will find the truth."
"This investigation will uncover what went wrong, bring law-breakers to justice, and help us strengthen our health system to ensure tragedies like this never happen again."
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More | • Governor Signs Schuette's VO-4 Anti-Crime Bill Into Law | • Schuette Leads Invasive Species Panel at National Attorneys General Conference In Fight To Protect Great Lakes | • Ex-Pontiac fire chief faces bribery charges |
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Schuette Secures Conviction of Former Pontiac Fire Chief Charged with Bribery
April 25, 2013
LANSING- Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced that his Public Integrity Unit (PIU) has secured the conviction of a former Pontiac Fire Chief charged with accepting bribes. Former Fire Chief Jeffrey Hawkins, 48, of Pontiac, was charged with two counts of Bribery of a Public Official. A PIU investigation found that Hawkins solicited a bribe from a local bar owner for fire code violations and accepted one cash payment from an undercover FBI investigator.> More |
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| Schuette Announces Matthew Schneider to Serve as Chief Legal Counsel April 24, 2013
LANSING- Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced Matthew Schneider will serve as his Chief Legal Counsel.
"Matthew Schneider brings a wealth of legal experience and a reputation for excellence that will only benefit the people of Michigan," said Schuette. "Schneider's background in leading reforms from the state's highest court gives him an intimate knowledge of the Michigan legal system. In addition, Matthew has served at both the state and federal levels of our judicial system.
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