January 31, 2012

LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today praised the release of a thorough study conducted by the Great Lakes Commission and the St. Lawrence Cities Initiative that examines a permanent ecological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins, noting the group completed the study in just 18 months, whereas the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study may not be complete by 2015 or beyond.

January 25, 2012

LANSING - Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced a public safety legislative initiative to make Michigan safer by putting 1,000 new police on patrol and taking repeat violent offenders off the streets with the VO-4 plan that creates a minimum 25-year sentence for violent criminals who have committed four felonies.  Schuette was joined at the announcement by Mrs. Linda Nehasil, widow of Livonia Officer Larry Nehasil, Detroit Chief of Police Ralph Godbee, former Livonia Chief of Police Robert Stevenson, county prosecutors, and representatives from the Police Officers Association of Michigan and the Fraternal Order of Police.

January 24, 2012

LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced a decision by the U.S. Department of Justice clearing the way for Michigan's redistricting plan to move forward.  The plan, developed by the Michigan Legislature and signed into law by Governor Snyder in August 2011, redraws the boundaries of Michigan's congressional and legislative districts to address population shifts reflected in the 2010 census.

January 19, 2012

LANSING - Attorney General Bill Schuette and Secretary of State Ruth Johnson today announced criminal charges against a mother-son duo from Grosse Point Park for their roles in submitting false elections paperwork in connection with the 2010 Democratic Primary election for Detroit's 2^nd State Senate District.  The charges come as the result of an Attorney General investigation conducted after receiving a referral from the Secretary of State's Bureau of Elections. 

January 17, 2012                                         

LANSING -  Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced charges against a southeastern Michigan man and his company, Planet Mobility, for an alleged fraud against consumers seeking to purchase mobility products for the disabled.  Michael Woods, 43, of Macomb Township, and his company, Planet Mobility, are each charged with two counts of False Pretenses ($1,000-$20,000), a five-year felony.  The charges come as the result of an Attorney General investigation conducted after unsatisfied consumers filed complaints with the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division.