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RandySF

(58,982 posts)
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 10:51 PM Jan 2019

15 People Have Been Charged in the Flint Water Scandal

— Michael Prysby, Stephen Busch, Liane Shekter Smith, Adam Rosenthal, all from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

— Mike Glasgow and Daugherty "Duffy" Johnson, who both worked for the city of Flint.

— Corinne Miller of the state Department of Health and Human Services.


Charges are pending against eight people:

Nick Lyon, former director of the state health department. Involuntary manslaughter, misconduct in office.

Dr. Eden Wells, former Michigan chief medical executive. Involuntary manslaughter, obstructing justice, lying, misconduct in office.

— Nancy Peeler and Robert Scott of the state health department. Misconduct in office, conspiracy.

— Patrick Cook of the Department of Environmental Quality. Misconduct in office, conspiracy.

Gerald Ambrose, former Flint emergency manager. Conspiracy, misconduct in office, false pretenses.

Darnell Earley, former Flint emergency manager. Involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy, misconduct in office.

— Howard Croft, former director of Flint public works. Involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-18/15-people-have-been-charged-in-the-flint-water-scandal

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15 People Have Been Charged in the Flint Water Scandal (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2019 OP
Good news! Scurrilous Jan 2019 #1
How about Rick Synder? Botany Jan 2019 #2
K&R serious stuff! Jeffersons Ghost Jan 2019 #3
Look at the link. former9thward Jan 2019 #6
round 'em up Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #4
No criminal record for those who have settled their cases. former9thward Jan 2019 #5

Botany

(70,532 posts)
2. How about Rick Synder?
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 11:02 PM
Jan 2019

He ordered that Flint get its water from the Flint River instead of the City of Detroit
which got clean water from Lake Huron so that Detroit's water works could be shown
as unprofitable and then it could be sold to people like the Koch Brothers and Betsy
Devos' family for pennies on the dollar.

former9thward

(32,030 posts)
5. No criminal record for those who have settled their cases.
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 10:55 AM
Jan 2019

Detroit (AP) -- Fifteen people have been charged in an investigation of how Flint's water became contaminated with lead in 2014-15 and a related outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. Seven people have pleaded no contest to misdemeanors in deals that will leave them without a criminal record.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-18/15-people-have-been-charged-in-the-flint-water-scandal

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