Tag Archives: Michigan Criminal Defense Attorneys

Malicious Destruction of Property Plea End Result of Man Damaging Ex’s Car A young Freeland man who was facing a felony charge for letting his jealousy get the better of him with regard to his ex’s new relationship choices, has accepted a plea deal and will now be forking over a sizable chunk of change.

A mother and daughter are the most recent criminal duo to face charges under Michigan’s new Retail Fraud Act, which authorities are hoping will help to stem the tide of financial losses suffered by retailers across the state.

Dr. Rajesh Doshi, a 59-year-old physician in Bloomfield Hills, recently pled guilty in U.S. District Court to single counts of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, and health care fraud. According to prosecutor Niall M. O’Donnell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division Fraud Section, Doshi admitted to having conspired with others by referring Medicare patients for […]

Last month, the Michigan Supreme Court denied a motion to review its mandatory juvenile life sentencing ruling handed down this past summer. This ruling affected those serving mandatory life sentences for offenses committed as minors. In 2012, the United States Supreme Court ruled that juvenile life imprisonment sentences that failed to take into account elements […]

Judge Considers Merits of Bindover Joel I. Wilson, the man extradited from Germany to face racketeering and larceny charges, will be waiting another few weeks before finding out the future of his case. In a recent hearing, Bay County District Judge Dawn A. Klida was asked by the prosecution to bind the case over to […]

Saginaw Teen Gets 20 Years  The second of four young men charged with armed robbery and assault, following a mini crime spree in Bay City, has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for his part in the criminal exploits. On Monday, July 21st, Bay County Chief Circuit Judge Kenneth W. Schmidt sentenced […]

Former Leelanau Prosecutor Charged Clarence Gomery, a well-known Traverse City attorney and the man who once served as the Leelanau County prosecutor and also assistant prosecutor in Grand Traverse County, has been arraigned on charges of soliciting murder. According to police, Gomery attempted to hire someone to murder Christopher Cooke, the attorney who represented Gomery’s […]

Dearborn Man Facing Charges On Monday, June 30th, Baseel Abdul-Amir Saad, a 36-year-old resident of Dearborn, MI, was formally arraigned on a felony charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. While Saad’s intention may not have been to kill anyone, and the initial charge was for intending to cause […]

Detroit Man Strikes EMT James Carl Leichtweis, a 54-year-old Detroit man, has been charged with fourth degree fleeing and eluding, and reckless driving. The charges are the result of an incident that occurred on June 25th in the Bethel Lutheran Church parking lot on West Howard City-Edmore Road in Reynolds Township. Leichtweis was found by a […]

Flat Rock Man Gets 55 years in prison Richard Thompson, a 19-year-old from Flat Rock, MI, pled guilty to multiple felonies in court last month, and was sentenced to 55 years in prison by Judge Darlene O’Brien in the Washtenaw County Trial Court on Thursday, June 19th. In addition to a 32-55 year charge of […]