Attorney General Bill Schuette

Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced four congressional staff members will face criminal charges as the result of an investigation by the Attorney General’s Public Integrity Unit into the alleged fraud surrounding nominating petitions filed in May 2012 on behalf of former Congressman Thaddeus McCotter. T...

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette will announce results of the criminal investigation into allegations of fraud related to the May 2012 submission of nominating petitions to place former Congressman Thaddeus McCotter on the ballot for the 11th Congressional District...

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette issued an opinion Monday afternoon on the state's return to Public Act 72. Last Friday the Michigan Supreme Court ruled voters will get the opportunity in November to have their say on Public Act 4, the state's controversial Emergency Manager law...

Attorney General Bill Schuette and Michigan State Police Director Colonel Kriste Kibbey Etue today announced felony convictions for two men who served as the ringleaders of an extensive illegal video poker operation in Flint-area bars. The convictions are the culmination of a crackdown by the Michigan State Police, the Michigan Gaming Control Board and the Attorney General's office, which previou

Attorney General Bill Schuette today praised Governor Rick Snyder and GOP legislative leaders for passing legislation that largely follows his recommendations to strengthen Michigan’s economy and bring relief to countless residents struggling with foreclosure. The...

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder: "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is legislation that misses the point on the most important reforms needed in our health care system. In the meantime, it has been a detriment to the economic recovery of our country by causing massive uncertainty regarding medical costs which discourages job creation...

Attorney General Bill Schuette and Michigan State Police Director Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue announced that an alleged gambling operation will remain closed after a judge sided with law enforcement's actions. On July 11, 2012, Judge Judith Fullerton of Genesee's 7th Circuit Court denied a request by the Flint Business Center (FBC) to enjoin the Attorney General from taking law enforcement action agai

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced the former Highland Park Assistant Principal who embezzled more than $36,000 from a school union has pled guilty. Samuel Craig, 54, of Belleville, pled guilty to one count of Embezzlement Over $20,000, a ten-year felony...

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and State Treasurer Andy Dillon have announced a federal judge has granted preliminary approval to Michigan's proposed national class action securities fraud lawsuit against Bear Stearns and Deloitte & Touche. Un...

Attorney General Bill Schuette's crime legislation, known as VO-4, has passed through the Michigan Senate. The VO-4 plan allows prosecutors to require a minimum 25-year sentence for repeat violent offenders who have amassed four felony convictions while progressing to more violent crimes...