Dave Boucher
Government and Politics Reporter at Detroit Free Press
Investigations for @freep. Contact: [email protected] or [email protected]. Ex-@dallasnews, @tennessean, WV and more. @NorthwesternU grad
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3 weeks ago |
freep.com | Dave Boucher
Hartig squabbled with county prosecutors in the past, prompting complaints from Prosecutor Karen McDonald that the judge did not follow the law. Hartig also faced complaints of abusive behavior from a former staff member, who received a $100,000 settlement after suing the judge. An Oakland County district judge with a history of misconduct allegations will soon be banned from presiding over any felony cases.
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1 month ago |
freep.com | Dave Boucher
Federal prosecutors filed more deportation cases in President Donald Trump's first 100 days than in the past two years combined, according to a Free Press analysis. Local federal prosecutors are stepping up immigration cases in light of a Trump mandate to emphasize targeting immigrants who lack legal authorization to be in the U.S.Prosecutors did not cite any violent criminal record in most of the 112 immigration cases reviewed by the Free Press.
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1 month ago |
freep.com | Dave Boucher |Christine Macdonald
Roughly two dozen people still owe more than $20 million in restitution from public corruption convictions sometimes decades in the past. The Wayne County prosecutor says it's up to the city of Detroit to go after the hundreds of thousands of dollars owed by ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. But the city says that's not how it usually works.
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1 month ago |
bridgedetroit.com | Violet Ikonomova |Dave Boucher |Christine Ferretti
A federal judge sentenced William Smith, 52, to 19 years in prison for stealing at least $44.3 million from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, concluding a staggering case of theft that went undiscovered for more than a decade under the noses of some of the region’s most powerful business and government leaders.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Violet Ikonomova |Dave Boucher
A federal judge sentenced William Smith, 52, to 19 years in prison for stealing at least $44.3 million from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, concluding a staggering case of theft that went undiscovered for more than a decade under the noses of some of the region's most powerful business leaders. The nonprofit's ex-chief financial officer pleaded guilty late last year to one count each of wire fraud and money laundering and faced a maximum of 20 years in prison.
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