May 16,  2012  

LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced he will defend Michigan consumers by filing an antitrust enforcement action against three of the nation's largest book publishers and Apple Inc. for their roles in colluding to fix the sale prices of electronic books (e-books).  Conservative estimates suggest the price-fixing scheme resulted in more than $100 million in overcharges to consumers nationwide.

May 15,  2012 

 LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced criminal charges against a former Michigan Department of State employee after an investigation revealed fraudulent titles being issued from a Dearborn branch office. The charges result from an investigation by the Department of Attorney General following a Secretary of State's Internal Security Division referral and were brought by the Attorney General's Public Integrity Unit.

May 10,  2012 

LANSING -  Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced the Attorney General's Criminal Division has charged a former Royal Oak Police Officer with 20 counts for the alleged possession and distribution of child pornography.  The charges result from an investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC).  The Michigan ICAC Task Force is part of a nationwide partnership of law enforcement agencies with the mission of protecting children online and holding offenders accountable.  This particular case involved the Department of Attorney General, the Michigan State Police and members of the Flint area ICAC task force.

May 9,  2012 

LANSING - Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced charges against a Westland man for his role in an extensive foreclosure-rescue fraud operation that scammed at least 360 victims out of $800,000.  Rickey White, 46, of Westland, and his company, Braunstein & Associates, face criminal charges for collecting upfront fees and impersonating a mortgage modification company.

May 8,  2012 

LANSING - Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced that his central crime legislation, known as VO-4, passed from the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon.  The VO-4 plan allows prosecutors to require a minimum 25-year sentence for repeat criminals who have committed four felonies while progressing to more violent crimes.