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Ferd Berfel

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Wed Apr 6, 2016, 04:28 PM Apr 2016

Michigan governor Rick Snyder faces racketeering lawsuit over Flint water crisis

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/michigan-governor-rick-snyder-faces-racketeering-lawsuit-over-flint-water-crisis/

The lawsuit brought by Flint residents alleges the two-year crisis was the result of ‘intentional’ actions by state officials to cut costs amid bankruptcy fears

A federal racketeering lawsuit by hundreds of resident in Flint, Michigan , is alleging the city’s two-year water crisis was the result of an“intentional scheme” crafted by state officials and Michigan governor Rick Snyder to balance the city’s budget.

In a press conference announcing the 17-count racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations ( Rico ) complaint on Wednesday, attorneys said the state of Michigan ran Flint’s day-to-day operations through an emergency manager, who prioritized balancing the city’s budget through a cost-cutting measure: switching Flint’s water source in April 2014 from Lake Huron, which serviced the city for more than 50 years, to a local river.
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Michigan governor Rick Snyder faces racketeering lawsuit over Flint water crisis (Original Post) Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 OP
It should be easy peasy to prove this was done and why. We know the idea of having rich Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #1

Jackie Wilson Said

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1. It should be easy peasy to prove this was done and why. We know the idea of having rich
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 04:30 PM
Apr 2016

state residents pay their fair share in taxes is not an option, etc.

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