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Credit Lester Graham / Michigan Radio
A former employee of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is facing embezzlement charges.
The Attorney General’s office filed charges against Joseph Pettit. He worked in EGLE’s Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division. One of his jobs was to make sure when an oil or gas well changed hands, the original owner got back the conformance bond money that was required by the state before drilling or operating a well.
Based on a Michigan State Police investigation, the Attorney General’s filed three counts of embezzlement over $100 thousand dollars, charged Pettit with using a computer to commit a crime, and four counts of uttering and publishing which basically alleges he set up a system to defraud someone.