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Tuesday, May 07, 2013 

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A man spent nearly 10 years in prison based on what is now believed to be a false charge of rape.

Friday, April 26, 2013  The law would punish store owners who give lottery tickets and alcohol in exchange for the food benefits.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The agency originally only wanted to send people to hearings if the possible fraud amount was over $15,000.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Kilpatrick faces up to 20 years in prison.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Attention smugglers of empty soda cans: Stay out of Michigan, or you could face jail time.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  The attorney representing former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway says he'll argue for probation when she returns to court on May 28.

Monday, January 21, 2013  An Isabella County woman has been arraigned after police say she embezzled more than $25,000 from Smith and Son's Meat Packing in Mount Pleasant.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Federal prosecutors say a judge has sentenced a Flint-area podiatrist to four years, seven months in prison for his role in a $1.6 million fraudulent medical billing scheme.

Monday, January 14, 2013  State prosecutors have filed charges against a Saginaw man who is accused of fraud in an investment scheme worth nearly $500,000.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  A Bay County man who authorities say buried a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in 2009 and claimed it was stolen to collect insurance money will spend six months in jail.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Review: Kabul Bank sent hundreds of millions of dollars out of Afghanistan

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway is expected to make her first public appearance since the federal government accused her of bank fraud.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Federal authorities have filed a lawsuit accusing Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway of fraud in a real estate transaction.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Tanya Cox's Bridge Card allowed her to spend $600 to $700 a month, but only on food.  Cox said this pitfall in the system is often the gateway to food stamp abuse.