Crime & Police News

MI Consumer Protection Success, Top 2023 Complaints Shared

Michigan Crime & Law NewsLansing, MI - After wrapping up National Consumer Protection Week last week, AG Nessel is highlighting the accomplishments of the Department’s Consumer Protection Team.

MI AG Joins Coalition To Protect Social Media Users

Michigan Crime & Law NewsLansing, MI - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram account takeovers by scammers and frauds.

Guilty Verdict For Sterling Heights Physician

Michigan Crime & Law NewsLansing, MI - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Wednesday, March 6, 2024, that Husam Thamin Abed, 54, of Sterling Heights, has been convicted by a Kent County jury of six counts of the Unauthorized Practice of a Health Profession—a felony, punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a $5,000.00 fine.

Oakland County Physician Charged With Insurance Fraud

Michigan Crime & Law NewsLansing, MI - Dr. Rainna Furnari Brazil, 57, of Sylvan Lake, was arraigned Monday, March 4, 2024 in the 48th District Court in Oakland County on charges stemming from an allegedly fraudulent disability insurance claim and subsequent years of receiving fraudulent payments, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

MI AG Issues Warning On Obituary Pirates

Michigan Crime & Law NewsLansing, MI - During National Consumer Protection Week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning Michigan residents of the latest frontier for scammers: death.

2nd Contractor Pleads To Fraudulently Billing TARP, City Of Detroit

Metro Detroit Crime & Law NewsDetroit, MI - On Monday, March 4, 2024, David Holman, 48, of Metamora, pled no contest to one felony count of False Pretenses, $1,000-$20,000, for conducting a scheme to fraudulently bill the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and the City of Detroit over $1,000,000 related to house demolitions, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

Detroit Man Re-Sentenced Following Order For Re-Trial

Metro Detroit Crime & Law NewsDetroit, MI - On Monday, March 4, 2024, Robert Yarbrough, 58, currently incarcerated in state prison and last residing in Detroit, was re-sentenced in the 3rd Circuit Court in Wayne County to serve 50-100 years’ incarceration for repeatedly raping and assaulting a Detroit woman he held captive for over 20 hours in December 2017, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

MDHHS Awarded $825K To Continue Juvenile Justice Reform

Michigan Crime & Law NewsLansing, MI - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will expand treatment options in local communities for youth involved in or at-risk of being involved in the juvenile justice system through an $825,000 federal grant.

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