September 08, 2023
A Michigan man convicted of bribing a lobbyist in his pursuit of a medical marijuana license says he should spend no more than two and a half years behind bars due in part to his clear remorse, arguing he is "proof that good men can make bad decisions" in a federal sentencing memorandum.
July 28, 2023
Michigan lawyers are already paying close attention to the state Supreme Court's October term, which is expected to tackle the limits of the judiciary's emergency powers, the fate of minimum wage and sick leave laws, and when lawyers are on the hook for others' sanctionable conduct.
April 25, 2023
Former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives Rick V. Johnson pled guilty Tuesday to accepting more than $100,000 in bribes from the marijuana industry while head of Michigan's marijuana licensing board.
April 21, 2023
A Detroit businessman pled guilty Friday to bribing the chair of Michigan's marijuana licensing board, becoming the first of four defendants who agreed to cop pleas over corrupt payments in exchange for marijuana business licenses to seal his deal.
April 06, 2023
Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged former Michigan House Speaker Rick V. Johnson with pocketing bribes from the state's marijuana industry in exchange for licenses from the medical marijuana agency he chaired — part of a scheme that prosecutors said allowed corrupt companies to unfairly get ahead during the early years of Michigan's marijuana gold rush.