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Michigan Man Gets 70 Months for $9.1M Relief Fraud
Carl Lawrence, 50, of Kentwood, Michigan, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for his role in a pandemic-relief fraud scheme worth $9.1 million.
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Man Convicted in Fatal Stabbing of Pregnant Girlfriend
Damarion Goler, 33, was convicted Oct. 16 of second-degree murder in the 2024 stabbing death of pregnant girlfriend Talic Mersina. Sentencing Dec. 3.
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Life Without Parole for Marcus Hayes in Lansing Murder
Marcus Lee Hayes, 38, was sentenced to life without parole Tuesday for the 2024 murder and dismemberment of Zacarri Marquise Taylor, 25, in Lansing, Michigan.
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Ex-FBI Agent Gets 71 Months for $576K Investor Fraud
Former FBI agent Jeffrey Royer was sentenced to 71 months in Detroit for wire fraud — his second federal conviction — and ordered to repay $576K.
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Detroit Fugitive Arrested After Shooting Self in Standoff
A wanted fugitive barricaded in a Detroit home was taken into custody by Michigan State Police after a self-inflicted gunshot wound; no troopers fired shots.
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‘Obscene Gesture’ at Sentencing Adds 93 Days for Killer
Jacobo Montalvo, 60, got life without parole for killing Alicia Gallegos in Lansing — then 93 days in jail for an obscene gesture made at his own sentencing.
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Dad Shoots Mom and 7-Year-Old Over Kids’ Fight, Police Say
Detroit police say a father forced his way into an apartment and shot a mother, 29, and her 7-year-old daughter over a kids' fight; both survived.
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Dad enraged over son not getting anything to eat during snack time threatens to shoot up his school, avoids jail
A Michigan father who threatened to shoot up his son’s elementary school after the boy didn’t get enough time to eat his snack will not serve…