legionnaires’ disease
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Michigan Judge Dismisses Charges Against 7 Officials Accused In Flint Water Crisis
The group includes two health officials who were blamed for deaths from Legionnaires disease.
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#Flint: Several Former Michigan Officials, Including Ex-Governor Rick Snyder, to Face Charges Over Flint Water Crisis
Michigan’s former governor, Rick Snyder, as well as several other former officials have been informed that charges will be filed against them following a probe into the Flint water crisis. According to the Associated Press, the state attorney general’s office has informed defense attorneys about the pending charges, and initial court appearances are expected to…
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Mich. Health Director, 4 Other Officials Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter for Their Roles in Flint’s Water Crisis
Six current and former Michigan and Flint officials—including Michigan Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon—were slapped with criminal charges Wednesday for their roles in the city’s water crisis, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has confirmed. The tainted water has been suspected to be the cause of an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease that has resulted…
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#Flint: Former Mich. Health Official Ordered to Write Letter of Apology to Residents for Water Crisis
The former director of disease control for the state of Michigan was sentenced to probation Monday and ordered to write a letter of apology to the residents of Flint for not telling the public about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease related to the city’s water crisis. Corinne Miller, who is now retired, pleaded no contest…
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Mich.’s Attorney General Charges Former Emergency Managers Over Flint Water Crisis
Two former state-appointed emergency managers, Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose, were charged Tuesday by Michigan’s attorney general, Bill Schuette, over the tainted-water scandal in Flint, Mich., according to Talking Points Memo. The two were charged with four crimes, including conspiracy. Schuette said that Earley and Ambrose committed Flint to $85 million in bonds to help…