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County Commissioners Defend $1.2M ARPA Grant to Felon Who Executed 24-Year-Old EMU Grad

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 25, 2022

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,…

County Government

District 4 County Commissioner Caroline Sanders Criticized For Defending $1.2M ARPA Grant to Murderer on Parole, and Registered Sex Offender

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 24, 2022

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…

County Government

Public Records Suggest County Commissioners Defrauded the Federal Government By Awarding $1.2M Grant to Supreme Felons, Inc.

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 23, 2022

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…

County Government

County Commissioners Handed Registered Sex Offender, and County Employee on Parole $1.2M ARPA Grant

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 17, 2022

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…