public corruption

Albert Morrison was school board president of Madison District Public Schools in Madison Heights. An indictment says he and a longtime friend were co-conspirators in a pay-to-play scheme involving school repair contracts.

Shady Awad gave Mayor Rick Sollars more than $50,000 in cash, appliances, home renovations, and gambling money over a period of several years, according to federal prosecutors.

Detroit City Council member Gabe Leland was indicted on bribery-related charges Thursday.A federal grand jury indicted Leland on two counts of bribery,…

A man who built a towing empire in Metro Detroit is now serving time in prison.A federal judge sentenced Gasper Fiore to 21 months Thursday.He's among the…

Troy’s former city manager is in major trouble again – this time, on federal bribery charges.Brian Kischnick, 50, was charged in a criminal information.…

A former Detroit Police Department Deputy Chief and legal advisor today pleaded guilty to accepting bribe money from the owner of a towing company.Celia…

The former head of a garbage hauling company pleaded guilty Thursday to playing a central role in Macomb County’s widespread corruption scandal.Chuck…

The federal investigation into corruption in Macomb county continues as a New Haven village trustee and a former village trustee are charged with…

FBI agents have made another arrest in an ongoing investigation into widespread corruption in Macomb County.Chesterfield Township Supervisor Michael…

A grand jury has indicted a metro Detroit official for allegedly taking thousands of dollars in bribes from two companies, and from an undercover FBI…