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Judge to Decide Whether Ex-Michigan House Aide Faces Trial in $25 Million Embezzlement Case
A Lansing judge will decide May 7 whether former House aide David Coker faces trial on embezzlement charges related to a $25 million state grant. Prosecutors allege Coker used grant funds for personal vehicle loans and precious metals.
April 10, 2026·Michigan Capitol·3 sources - legislature
Former Michigan House Aide Accused of Embezzling $820,000 in State Grant for Clare Health Park
Former Michigan House aide David Coker faces felony embezzlement charges after prosecutors say he misused $820,000 from a $25 million state health park grant for personal vehicle loans, precious metals, and land purchases. Judge will decide May 7 if case goes to trial.
April 9, 2026·Michigan Capitol·2 sources - legislature
Former House Speaker Aide Accused of Embezzling State Grant Money for Health Park Project
Former House Speaker Jason Wentworth's legislative aide David Coker faces felony embezzlement charges after prosecutors allege he misused $820,000 of state grant money intended to build a health and wellness park in Clare. Judge Kristen D. Simmons will decide May 7 whether the case goes to trial.
April 9, 2026·Michigan Capitol·2 sources - politics
Flint Township Parents Charged With Murder After 7-Year-Old Son Dies Weighing 255 Pounds
Flint Township parents Damien and Jessica O'Brien are charged with second-degree murder, torture, and child abuse after their 7-year-old son Casper died weighing 255 pounds. Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton says the case represents extraordinary neglect.
June 29, 2026·Michigan Capitol·4 sources - Michigan Government
Prosecutor: Health Park Founder 'Enriched Himself' With $25 Million State Grant as Embezzlement Trial Date Set
Former Michigan House aide David Coker faces embezzlement charges after prosecutors allege he used nearly $1 million of a $25 million state health park grant to pay personal vehicle loans and buy precious metals. Judge Kristen Simmons will decide on May 7 whether Coker should go to trial on charges including criminal enterprise and abuse of public money.
April 9, 2026·Michigan Capitol·3 sources - crime
Flint Man Pierre Chambers Convicted of Murdering Father With 24 Gunshots to Face
Pierre Dwayne Chambers, 34, was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder for shooting his 62-year-old father Osborn Chambers 24 times in the face at their Flint home. Chambers faces life without parole.
June 21, 2026·Michigan Capitol·2 sources - crime
Flint: Pierre Chambers Convicted of First-Degree Murder in Father's 2024 Shooting Death
Pierre Chambers, 34, was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder for shooting his father Osborn Chambers 24 times in their Flint home. He faces life without parole.
June 17, 2026·Michigan Capitol·4 sources - legislation
Muskegon Waters at Stake as Michigan Lawmakers Debate Opening Walleye and Trout to Commercial Fishing
Michigan lawmakers are weighing bills that would allow commercial fishermen to harvest walleye and lake trout on the Great Lakes, a move that could reshape fishing access for Muskegon-area anglers and charter captains as whitefish populations collapse.
June 3, 2026·Michigan Capitol·3 sources - courts
Genesee County Prosecutor Faces Layoffs as State Grant Funding Runs Dry
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton faces potential layoffs of 21 employees as state grant funding for the High-Crime Community Support Grant program runs dry, despite promises of continuous annual funding.
April 17, 2026·Michigan Capitol·1 source