Lansing, MI - On Monday, December 11, 2023, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced six FORCE Team arrests stemming from two separate investigations into flagrant criminal rings operating in the metro-Detroit area.

Lansing, MI - On Thursday, December 7, 2023, Lori Bradford, 56, of Southfield, was sentenced to 15 months’ incarceration with the Michigan Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to 10 felonies stemming from her preparation of false tax returns for clients and providing false supporting documents to the Department of Treasury, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.

Lansing, MI - Medical braces have become a frequent object used in scams that involve sending the supposedly free devices to Medicare recipients, but billing the recipients’ Medicare account. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants to caution seniors about this scam, which could result in denial of needed medical equipment later.

Lansing, MI - On Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Richard Larsh, 55, of Ann Arbor, was arraigned before the 14A-1 District Court in Washtenaw County on charges of Organized Retail Crime in connection to a theft ring responsible for tens of thousands of dollars in losses to retailers Target, TJ Maxx, and Nordstrom Rack, targeting locations in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor.

Detroit, MI - On Monday, December 4, 2023, Walter Purvis, 53, of Detroit, was arraigned in the 41B District Court in Macomb County on one count of False Report or Threat of Terrorism for allegedly threatening to kill Arabs in a voicemail left for his Clinton Township-based attorney.

Mt. Clemens, MI - On Monday, December 4, 2023, officials with Macomb County opened the new Sheriff Marine Division Headquarters along Lake St. Clair in Harrison Township. The facility replaces the original structure, which was constructed in 1974 and last updated in 1985.