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By JOE GUILLEN, CHRISTINE MACDONALD AND JENNIFER DIXON | Detroit Free Press | Published: January 14, 2021 DETROIT (Tribune News Service) Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appeared in a Flint court Thursday morning and pleaded not guilty to two charges of willful neglect of duty as state prosecutors revealed indictments against nine defendants as a result of the Flint water crisis. Despite the lower-level charges compared with other defendants, the case against Snyder marked a significant moment in the state s political history. Snyder is the first Michigan governor or former governor to be charged with a crime for alleged conduct while in office. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel praised the high-profile prosecutions led by her office s Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud as well as Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. Nessel had said earlier that she had walled herself off from the criminal cases, turning her focus instead to ongoing civil cases related to the contamination of
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DETROIT Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed two charges of willful neglect of duty against former Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday, a day before her office is set to announce new details in the Flint water crisis investigation.
Court records show the charges stem from an alleged offense on April 25, 2014 the day Flint began using the Flint River as its new water source.
Each charge is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison or a fine of $1,000 or less.
Nessel spokeswoman Kelly Rossman-McKinney said she could not confirm or deny the charges. Snyder s attorney did not return requests for comment Wednesday.
Former Governor Rick Snyder will fight criminal charges accusing him of being complicit in the contamination of Flint’s drinking water that poisoned thousands of residents.
Former Gov. Rick Snyder stays silent as a barrage of reporters asks questions after his arraignment on charges related to the Flint water crisis on Thursday outside the Genesee County Jail in downtown Flint. (Cody Scanla/ MLive.com via AP)
FLINT, Mich. (CN) Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder appeared in court Thursday morning to plead not guilty to state charges of willful neglect stemming from the contaminated-water crisis in Flint that began during his time in office.
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