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How a bonding specialist in Michigan s environmental division allegedly stole $850,000
By Jack Nissen
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Joseph Pettit, 49, is charged with counts of financial and forgery crimes after he stole $850,000 from the state.
A former employee of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, Pettit was tasked with signing off on bonds that were released to energy companies. Instead, the attorney general says he diverted the funds to private bank accounts.
The AG s office says Pettit could commit financial theft because he oversaw the transfer of millions of dollars in bonds that energy companies most post when they apply for an oil or gas permit.