Mason Woods is suing City Of East Lansing for civil rights violations including excessive force and false arrest

A long-serving corrections official has filed a federal lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections, claiming she was denied a promotion due to race and sex discrimination.

Federal authorities have charged Randon “Romero” Williams with wire fraud and money laundering over an alleged $5 million scheme involving Paycheck Protection Program loans during COVID-19 relief efforts. Officials say he falsified business records across multiple applications but emphasize all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

A Guatemalan national has pleaded guilty after illegally returning to the U.S., failing sex offender registration requirements following prior felony convictions involving contact with an undercover agent posing as a minor girl online.