Category Archives: Bribery

Covering up a Crime is Also a Crime in Michigan! (Pt 1)

Everyone already knows – breaking the law can get you into a lot of trouble with the cops. But stop and think about it for a minute… what do people usually do when they commit a crime? They cover it up, so no one knows it happened. Or at least, so that no one knows […]

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Will Charges Against Michigan House Rep Charged With Bribery & Extortion be Dismissed?

Nothing seems to inflame the masses more than the fall of the high and mighty. When regular folks break the law or make mistakes, people just shake their heads. But when cops, priests, and politicians break the law it’s amazing how quickly people take up arms against them. Suddenly every move they make is scrutinized, […]

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Why is Bribery Illegal in Michigan? Aren’t You Just Paying For Help?

What is bribery? It’s one person paying another person (or group of people) for a service they’ll provide – in most cases, it’s a service they wouldn’t have provided without the incentive of cash or something else of value. But isn’t that the foundation of all business? Aren’t we always just paying people and businesses […]

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Can You Get Into Trouble For Bribing a Public Official in Michigan?

  The term ‘public official’ refers to someone whose job puts them in an important position in a community. Someone whose authority gives them power over other people, or situations that could directly affect other people. For that reason, public officials need to be trustworthy. Accepting bribes or allowing their authority to be corrupted or […]

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ICE Agent, Immigration Attorney Illegally Assisting Immigrants

  According to indictments filed in the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan this month, a Detroit based immigration attorney and a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent are accused of helping some immigrants avoid deportation. The scheme, which authorities are describing as a ‘bribery scheme’, involved large sums of money […]

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Michigan Expungement: Access to Justice Clinic

Court and University Join Hands To Give Convicts a Second Chance In a rare but highly anticipated move, Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and the 61st District Court in Grand Rapids are joining hands to create the “Access to Justice” Clinic.  The Clinic is aimed at helping a number of convicted criminals here in Michigan […]

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Former Federal Prison Guard Indicted for Bribery

  According to a press release put out by the United States Attorney’s Office (Eastern District of Michigan), a former federal prison guard is facing charges for bribery. John Jake Froehly, a 36-year-old from Newport, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of bribery.

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Technician Gives “Clean Drop” for Money

MSP Investigates Urinalysis Bribes “Urine technician” might not sound like a very desirable job. But the people who collect urine samples and test them for traces of illegal drugs do very important work. However, according to police, one such person in Saginaw was accepting bribes in return for producing “clean drop” urine test results for […]

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Michigan Solicitation to Commit Assault

Former Aramark Supervisor Facing Felony Charges Aramark, the company that provides food in Michigan prisons, has had some very bad press of late. Between the repeated negative reviews made public over the last three years, and the alleged drug-smuggling employees, they have become a name associated with controversy. Add to that the number of employees […]

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Michigan’s “Great Bake Sale Debate”

Will it be a Crime to Sell Cookies on School Property? No, we’re not talking about pot brownies here. The baked goods in question are simply that – baked goods. Classic chocolate chip cookies and apple pie and chunky fudge brownies. You know, the stuff every kid loves, and the stuff every mother uses as […]

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