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(WXYZ) â Detroit Police officer Michael Mosley was supposed to catch drug dealers. But for a price, he let them go.
âYou can call it cops on the take, bribery,â Chief James Craig said back in 2019. âItâs criminal.â
Mosley admitted to taking a $15,000 bribe from a drug trafficker caught with heroin and cocaine. In exchange for the money, he agreed not to pursue criminal charges.
After he was indicted and pleaded guilty, Mosley gave up his badge and his gun and today awaits sentencing. But he never gave up his public pension.
In 2017, a law was passed that attempted to make forfeiture of a crooked public employeeâs pension mandatory, or at least easier to pursue. But a 7 Action News investigation reveals it has seldom been used, and Michiganâs Attorney General was not even familiar with it.