The 42 charges include counts of perjury, misconduct in office, obstruction of justice, extortion, willful neglect of duty and involuntary manslaughter. | Michigan.gov
The 42 charges include counts of perjury, misconduct in office, obstruction of justice, extortion, willful neglect of duty and involuntary manslaughter. | Michigan.gov
Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy recently announced that nine former Michigan Officials have been indicted on a combined total of 42 criminal charges in the Flint Water Crisis investigation, according to a release by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office.
The announcement follows 12 months of grand jury proceedings and alleges that actions and inactions by nine individuals, including former Governor of Michigan Richard Snyder, led to the Flint Water Crisis.
“When an entire city is victimized by the negligence and indifference of those in power, it deserves an uncompromising investigation that holds to account anyone who is criminally culpable," said Hammoud. "Our approach was simple—where we believed the evidence would prove a criminal charge, we sought and obtained indictments for those crimes.”
The 42 charges include counts of perjury, misconduct in office, obstruction of justice, extortion, willful neglect of duty and involuntary manslaughter.
The defendants turned themselves in without incident and were arraigned before Judge Elizabeth A. Kelly for the Seventh Circuit Court and Chief Judge Christopher Odette for the 67th District Court.
Copies of the nine indictments are available here.
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