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A former Michigan pharmacist will spend nearly four years in prison in connection with a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme at a pharmacy he owned.
A Holland, Michigan, man is facing charges for alleged fraud and failure to pay taxes on more than $1 million in unlicensed marijuana sales, according to the Michigan Attorney General's office.
The guilty plea comes less than a year after the three people were charged in May 2025.
A 57-year-old man accused of fraudulently obtaining over $60,000 in COVID-19 relief funds and Paycheck Protection Program loans will stand trial in circuit court in Wayne County, the Michigan Department of Attorney General said on Friday.
State prosecutors allege the woman received $98,282 in COVID Emergency Rental Assistance funds.
Americans have received an average of 2.56 billion robocalls per month from January to September, the highest level in six years, PIRG found.
A Pontiac woman is facing 10 felony charges in connection with an alleged real estate fraud.
Three people were charged with Medicaid fraud over a mileage reimbursement program, the Michigan attorney general's office said.
A Chicago man was arrested after police say he was involved in identity theft and financial fraud across Metro Detroit.
The former CEO of a Farmington Hills, Michigan, health care business has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a complaint alleging the business defrauded Medicare and Medicaid, the U.S Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan said Friday.
On Tuesday, the council unanimously voted for Councilman Abu Musa as the new pro tem.
Three people accused of stealing an individual's identity and illegally creating a power of attorney to obtain over $570,000 from them are set to stand trial in Michigan, the Department of Attorney General said Friday.
A judge sentenced a Lansing, Michigan, man to two years of probation for perjury and using a computer to commit a crime in a grant fraud scheme, Attorney General Dana Nessel said Friday.
President Trump called on Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign on Wednesday after one of his appointees accused her of mortgage fraud.
Over $39 million was involved in a scheme that resulted in a federal conviction against a Detroit investment fund owner, federal authorities reported.
The 61-year-old physician allegedly billed the Medicaid program for services that were never provided 23 times in 2024.
Two Hamtramck City Council members have been arraigned on charges related to alleged fraud in the 2023 election. And now authorities are investigating potential fraud in the Aug. 5 primary election.
A St. Clair County man has pleaded guilty to a charge of falsifying records related to merchant mariner credentials.
Two Hamtramck city council members who are facing election fraud charges were arraigned on Tuesday, the same day as the city council meeting.
State prosecutors say Bernstein allegedly submitted fraudulent annuity applications on behalf of his clients, over the age of 65, "to conceal that new annuities were being purchased with proceeds from early surrendered annuities," according to a news release.
While the investigation continues, officials hope this announcement will push consumers to be vigilant and report anything suspicious.
A Michigan man who has 29 previous convictions of retail fraud is facing charges for another case, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.
A Michigan financial advisor has been charged with four counts of insurance fraud for allegedly submitting "misleading" annuity applications.
A Southfield, Michigan, woman was charged for allegedly submitting several fraudulent COVID Emergency Rental Assistance applications, receiving nearly $100,000.
