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Author: Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press

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Michigan art dealer who faked lung transplant to rob seniors pleads guilty to $1.5M scam

July 14, 2023 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Michigan art dealer who faked lung transplant to rob seniors pleads guilty to $1.5M scam

A Michigan art dealer who faked being in a coma and having a lung transplant admits she scammed seniors.

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Prosecutor blasts female pedophile: Your childhood trauma is no excuse for what you did

May 23, 2023 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Prosecutor blasts female pedophile: Your childhood trauma is no excuse for what you did

Prosecutor urged a judge not to go easy on a pedophile because she’s a woman or because she was abused as a child.

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Former Oxford HS student relives shooting trauma at MSU: ‘Mom, I just want to come home’

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Former Oxford HS student relives shooting trauma at MSU: ‘Mom, I just want to come home’

A Michigan teen has endured two school shootings in two years – first at Oxford High School in 2021, and then Michigan State University this week.

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In Michigan, Whitmer kidnap plot leader Adam Fox spared life sentence, gets 16 years

December 27, 2022December 27, 2022 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on In Michigan, Whitmer kidnap plot leader Adam Fox spared life sentence, gets 16 years

The government wanted a life sentence, arguing Adam Fox was part of a violent extremism movement that ultimately sought to spark a civil uprising.

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Judicial candidate caught whipping belt at girlfriend admits guilt. Case may not stay on his record.

December 15, 2022 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Judicial candidate caught whipping belt at girlfriend admits guilt. Case may not stay on his record.

Jason Kolkema, who lost a recent race for a Michigan judicial seat, admits his belt struck his now-ex-girlfriend.

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Art dealer faked lung transplant to rob seniors in $1.6 million fraud scheme, FBI says

October 22, 2022 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Art dealer faked lung transplant to rob seniors in $1.6 million fraud scheme, FBI says

Authorities allege Michigan art gallery owner Wendy Beard took items on consignment, sold them, kept the money and didn’t deliver many of the photos.

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Michigan judge fears juror is flirting with defendant in Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial

October 13, 2022 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Michigan judge fears juror is flirting with defendant in Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial

A juror in the third Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnap trial is under scrutiny over concerns she is flirting with one of the defendants.

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Michigan lawyer running for judge caught on camera allegedly belt-whipping girlfriend

October 7, 2022 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Michigan lawyer running for judge caught on camera allegedly belt-whipping girlfriend

Women’s rights activists are fighting to prevent a lawyer accused of beating his girlfriend from becoming a state judge.

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‘Banking while Black’: Woman wins casino jackpot, but Michigan bank won’t cash check

September 5, 2022 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on ‘Banking while Black’: Woman wins casino jackpot, but Michigan bank won’t cash check

Bank workers in Michigan told a retired Detroit schools employee and church deacon her jackpot check was fake and wouldn’t give it back to her.

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‘This was a huge setback’: Will the feds throw in the towel in Whitmer kidnap case?

April 12, 2022 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on ‘This was a huge setback’: Will the feds throw in the towel in Whitmer kidnap case?

Why did the jury let two Whitmer kidnap suspects go free, but not the others? As the government prepares a do-over, some say it’s not worth it.

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