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
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
The criminal investigation into the Flint water crisis burst open in historic fashion on Thursday as Attorney General Dana Nessel’s Office detailed sweeping new indictments against former Gov. Rick Snyder, members of his inner circle and others for their roles in the environmental catastrophe.The charges include felony charges of obstruction of justice and extortion against Snyder’s former top aide, Richard Baird, and nine counts of involuntary manslaughter each against two former
Aaron KellerJan 14th, 2021, 12:57 pm
Jarrod Agen, the former Chief of Staff to Michigan Gov.
Rick Snyder, was arraigned Thursday morning after being indicted by a grand jury on one felony count of perjury for allegedly lying “during an investigative subpoena investigation” involving the Flint water crisis. The allegations involved “giving false statements under oath,” said Michigan Solicitor General
Fadwa A. Hammoud at a press conference late Thursday morning.
The court entered a not guilty plea on Agen’s behalf. The alleged crime carries a possible fifteen year prison sentence under Michigan law. The statute under which Agen is charged states: