Judge Tosses Felony Flint Indictments As ‘Irreconcilably Tainted From Inception’

Mealey's (October 5, 2022, 9:44 AM EDT) -- FLINT, Mich. — A state judge in Michigan on Oct. 4 dismissed felony indictments against seven former state officials in connection with the Flint water crisis, ruling that the indictments were invalid and “irreconcilably tainted from inception” because they were handed down by a one-person grand jury, which does not have the authority to issue indictments, according to the Michigan Supreme Court....