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Sheriff Candidate Impersonating a Social Worker Could Be Charged With Felony Fraud: Michigan Officials Preparing Enforcement
by P.D. Lesko
Officials at the office of the Michigan Attorney General and officials at LARA, the Michigan Bureau of Professional Licensing, have confirmed that the complaint filed by a licensed social worker in May 2024 against Sheriff…
Sheriff Candidate Ken Magee: Fact Checking Mr. Clean
by P.D. Lesko
Ken Magee, candidate for County Sheriff, is clean, squeaky clean. In his more than 30-year career as a front line police officer, DEA agent and Chief of Police at the University of Michigan, Magee has never been…
In Superior Twp. Supervisor Race: Allegations of Racism, Coercion, Sign Stealing and “Nasty Politics”
by P.D. Lesko
Correction: Superior Twp. attorney Fred Lucas is not handing the Golden EEOC case. The Township's insurance company is handling the response to Irma Golden's EEOC complaint and has assigned attorney Dave Landry. It was…
“Just One Life Matters”: A Twisted Tagline Used By the “Great Pretenders” Running for Sheriff
by Ken Magee
Note: Ken Magee is a candidate in a three-way race to serve as the next Washtenaw County Sheriff.
Slide courtesy of Derrick Jackson, 2024 Community Violence Intervention Summit.
Does “just one life” matter to…
Sheriff Candidate Impersonated a Social Worker. In Email, Outlines Intention to Violate Michigan Law
by P.D. Lesko
Public employees who are paid for full-time work are expected to work full-time. Public employees who run for public office and who do so during the time they are paid and would normally be expected to be at work and/or in…
County Leadership Has Responsibilities, Not Privileges
by Robert Zimmerman
We ask leadership to do only one thing…… Lead. Actions, and inaction, always speak so much louder than words. Leadership sets the tone for the organization, whether it wants to or not!
Failure to understand this…
Sheriff Candidate Alyshia Dyer Sued by Credit Card Company for Defaulting on $20,958.98 in Debt
Updated 6/10/24 with a comment from Alyshia Dyer.
by P.D. Lesko
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On June 9, The Ann Arbor Independent received an anonymous email with a court filing attached. The same court filing was also sent to…
Campaign Finance Violation Complaint Made Against Sheriff Candidate: State Officials Investigating
Correction: This article was corrected to reflect the correct total donation limit imposed on local candidates who run for Sheriff.
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by P.D. Lesko
May was Derrick Jackson's…
Sheriff Candidate is Impersonating a Licensed Social Worker: AG and State Licensing Officials Investigating
Updated on May 30, 2024 with comments from Duane Breijak, Executive Dir. at the National Association of Social Workers, Michigan Chapter, Derrick Jackson and Tanya Hilgendorf, former Executive Dir. at Ozone House when Jackson worked there.…
Ypsilanti Council Member Survives Recall Election
by P.D. Lesko
Democrat Desirae Simmons, the embattled Ward 3 Ypsilanti City Council member, won her May 7, 2024 recall election against challenger Democrat Rod Johnson. Simmons captured 52.06 percent of the vote. Turnout for the special…
