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What a strange traffic stop in Romeo reveals about Michigan’s ‘wandering cop’ laws

March 8, 2024

This case goes deeper than allegations of a cop abusing his power to seek revenge. A Metro Times investigation reveals that both the Warren and Romeo police departments violated laws aimed at preventing “wandering cops,” or officers who move from department to department amid allegations of misconduct.

Judge Strikes Down Law Requiring Corporate-Ownership Disclosure

March 6, 2024

The act became effective Jan. 1. Congress hoped it would help stop money-laundering by rooting out the use of anonymous shell companies and would track the flow of illicit money and protect U.S. national security interests.

Michigan cop’s mistake leads to $320,000 deal

March 4, 2024

Michigan cop’s mistake leads to $320,000 deal with Japanese man wrongly accused of drunken driving

Ryohei Akima blew a 0.02 on the test, but it was mistakenly read by the Fowlerville officer as 0.22 — nearly three times over Michigan’s blood-alcohol limit for driving.

Perdue, Sanderson to settle with distributors in chicken price-fixing cases

March 1, 2024

Perdue, Sanderson and other chicken suppliers have agreed to settle claims that they conspired for years to fix poultry prices, costing food distributors millions of dollars in overcharges. Consumers, direct purchasers of chicken and commercial plaintiffs such as restaurants and grocery stores in the coordinated cases accused the defendants of conspiring for years to keep prices artificially high by curbing production and sharing nonpublic data about supply and demand.

The plaintiffs have inked more than $284 million in prior settlements with other chicken producers.