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Originally published on January 15, 2021 5:28 am
The Michigan Attorney General s Office Thursday announced criminal charges for eight former state officials, including the state s former Gov. Rick Snyder, along with one current official, for their alleged roles in the Flint water crisis.
Together the group face 42 counts related to the drinking water catastrophe roughly seven years ago. The crimes range from perjury to misconduct in office to involuntary manslaughter.
The drinking water debacle is linked to at least 12 deaths and at least 80 people sickened with Legionnaires disease after untreated water from the Flint River caused lead to leach from old pipes, poisoning the majority Black city s water system.
Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder And 8 Others Criminally Charged In Flint Water Crisis
By Brakkton Booker
January 14, 2021
The Michigan Attorney General’s Office Thursday announced criminal charges for eight former state officials, including the state’s former Gov. Rick Snyder, along with one current official, for their alleged roles in the Flint water crisis.
Together the group face 42 counts related to the drinking water catastrophe roughly seven years ago. The crimes range from perjury to misconduct in office to involuntary manslaughter.
The drinking water debacle is linked to at least 12 deaths and at least 80 people sickened with Legionnaires’ disease after untreated water from the Flint River caused lead to leach from old pipes, poisoning the majority Black city’s water system.
9 charged in renewed effort to prosecute parties involved in Flint water crisis
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder addresses the audience on Jan. 19, 2016 during the State of the State Address at the Capitol in Lansing, Michigan. Photo by Sunny Dhanjal | The State News
Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy provided a formal announcement today that nine parties will be presented with charges in the Flint water crisis.
On Wednesday, the Associated Press (AP) broke that former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and former Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Nicolas Lyon would face charges that remained disclosed to the public. Additionally, an attorney for Richard Baird, former Transformation and Senior Adviser under
Former Gov. Snyder, 8 others criminally charged, accused of trampling trust of Flint people
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FLINT, MI After a second extensive investigation into the Flint water crisis, Attorney General Dana Nessel with Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on Thursday announced criminal charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder and eight other former officials in state and city government.
“This case has nothing whatsoever to do with partisanship,” Worthy said. “This case is about justice, truth, accountability, poisoned children, lost lives and shattered families that are still not whole, and simply giving a damn about all of humanity.”