MARQUETTE, Mich. — Two Nigerian brothers pleaded not guilty Thursday to sexually extorting teenage boys and young men in Michigan and across the country in a scheme that authorities say prompted the suicide last year of a 17-year-old Michigan high school student. Samuel Ogoshi, 22, and Samson Ogoshi, 20, of Lagos, Nigeria, entered the pleas… Continue reading Nigerian brothers plead not guilty in sextortion case linked to suicide of Michigan high school athlete
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An EV Battery Factory Is Dividing A Michigan Town
GREEN CHARTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. ― Jim Chapman is a former police officer, a grandfather and a Republican. Until recently, he was also the relatively uncontroversial, twice-elected supervisor of this rural town, where his family roots go back five generations. But that was before the war over Gotion. Gotion (rhymes with “motion”) is the U.S.-based subsidiary… Continue reading An EV Battery Factory Is Dividing A Michigan Town
U.S. extradites two Nigerians in sextortion case linked to suicide of Michigan high school athlete
In a rare move, the Justice Department extradited two Nigerian men over the weekend to face charges in a sexual extortion scheme that authorities say prompted the suicide last year of a 17-year-old Michigan high school student. Samuel Ogoshi, 22, and Samson Ogoshi, 20, of Lagos, were flown to the U.S. Sunday and are expected in… Continue reading U.S. extradites two Nigerians in sextortion case linked to suicide of Michigan high school athlete
2 eject from vintage Soviet jet before crash at Michigan air show
Two people in a vintage fighter jet ejected dramatically just before it crashed and sent up an expansive black cloud of smoke during a Michigan air show Sunday, authorities said. The two, a pilot and a passenger sitting tandem in the Soviet-era MiG-23, were hospitalized as a precaution but appeared to be free of serious… Continue reading 2 eject from vintage Soviet jet before crash at Michigan air show
More Michigan Republicans Accused Of Being Fake Electors For Trump Plead Not Guilty
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — All 16 Michigan Republicans accused in a fake elector scheme to keep former President Donald Trump in power are challenging the charges, after the final nine either pleaded not guilty or had a judge enter the pleas on their behalf Thursday in state court. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced criminal… Continue reading More Michigan Republicans Accused Of Being Fake Electors For Trump Plead Not Guilty
Michigan prosecutors charge Trump allies in felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’
LANSING, Mich. — A former Republican attorney general candidate and another supporter of former President Donald Trump have been criminally charged in Michigan in connection with accessing and tampering with voting machines after the 2020 election, according to court records. Matthew DePerno, a Republican lawyer who was endorsed by Trump in an unsuccessful run for Michigan… Continue reading Michigan prosecutors charge Trump allies in felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’
Trump Allies Charged For Efforts To Access Michigan Voting Machines
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former Republican attorney general candidate and another supporter of former President Donald Trump have been criminally charged in Michigan in connection with accessing and tampering with voting machines after the 2020 election, according to court records. Matthew DePerno, a Republican lawyer who was endorsed by Trump in an unsuccessful run… Continue reading Trump Allies Charged For Efforts To Access Michigan Voting Machines