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Updated: County Clerk Refers Sheriff Candidate’s Campaign Committee to Michigan AG for Prosecution
Update: Derrick Jackson's campaign submitted the required statement Feb. 17, 2023. The Clerk's office posted the amended statement Feb. 22. There will be no fine assessed for the amended campaign finance report. The article is updated to…
County Administrator Implicates Himself and Commissioners in Misappropriation of Federal Funds
by P.D. Lesko
Long-time Detroit News crime reporter George Hunter picked up the Ann Arbor Independent's reporting on the fraudulent grant application submitted to Washtenaw County by local non-profit Supreme Felons, Inc. for $1.2…
Non-Profit Supreme Felons, Inc. Owed Thousands in Fines to IRS When County Commissioners Awarded $1.2M Grant
by P.D. Lesko
Supreme Felons, Inc., a local non-profit that was awarded $1.2 million in federal funding by the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners in July 2022, has never filed state or federal tax returns, public records show.…
These Four County Staffers Recommended Funding Fraudulent Grant Proposal for Felons, Including Sex Offenders, to Mentor Kids
by P.D. Lesko
How did a fraudulent $1.2 million grant proposal filled with fabrications, and submitted on behalf of a registered sex offender and a murderer on parole, ever get funded? A grant to fund work with children in and out of…
County Commissioners Defend $1.2M ARPA Grant to Felon Who Executed 24-Year-Old EMU Grad
by P.D. Lesko
In 1976, Billy Cole was found guilty of felony murder and armed robbery and sentenced to life + 60 years by Washtenaw County Judge Ross W. Campbell. In 1985, while in prison, he was found guilty of felonious assault,…
District 4 County Commissioner Caroline Sanders Criticized For Defending $1.2M ARPA Grant to Murderer on Parole, and Registered Sex Offender
Editor's Note: Robert Zimmerman is an accountant and a candidate for the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners in District 4. The seat is currently held by Commissioner Caroline Sanders. In July 2022, Sanders voted in favor of awarding a…
State Sen. Aric Nesbitt calls on Sue Shink to Explain Grant to Convicted Murderer, Registered Sex Offender
Sen. Aric Nesbitt, chair of the Senate Republican Campaign Committee, today called on Democratic senate candidate Sue Shink to explain a troubling report that the Washtenaw County Commission she chairs provided taxpayer funds to a…
Public Records Suggest County Commissioners Defrauded the Federal Government By Awarding $1.2M Grant to Supreme Felons, Inc.
by P.D. Lesko
Public records, including from the State of Michigan's Business Licensing Bureau (LARA), the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the Michigan Dept. of Education, comments from superintendents of the Ypsilanti Public Schools and…
Watch: Infant Mortality Rate for Black Babies in Washtenaw County 4x Higher Than for White Babies
https://youtu.be/7NpYswbCoAU
"This math ain't mathin'."--Shannon McFall
Note: These videos contain profanity, marijuana use and may not be suitable for children.
Ann Arbor Independent "Urban Exile" columnist Shannon McFall…
County Commissioners Handed Registered Sex Offender, and County Employee on Parole $1.2M ARPA Grant
10/19/22: Updated with a comment from Brian Foley of Supreme Felons, Inc.
Washtenaw County earmarked a total of $8 million in federal ARPA funds to distribute grants to community groups focused on, among other issues, community violence…