Pete Lucindo & His Co-conspirators Are In The Spotlight

Someone should definitely initiate investigation into Pete Lucindo for the simple fact that he has a personal interest in the well-being of children, when it comes to asset forfeiture and trust funds.

Just saying, because I know nothing, which is why there should be an investigation.

https://beverlytran.blogspot.com/search?q=lucido

You never know what you may find.

Michigan lawmaker apologizes for telling reporter boys could 'have a lot of fun with her'

Sen. Pete Lucido apologized for the "misunderstanding," but also said the incident was "blown out of proportion."

A rookie news reporter was heaped with praise Wednesday for standing up to a powerful Michigan lawmaker who she says humiliated her when he allegedly told a visiting group of Catholic high school boys that they could “have a lot of fun” with her.

But Allison Donahue, who is just 22 and has worked for the Michigan Advance for eight months, said the hardest thing about her confrontation Tuesday with state Sen. Pete Lucido outside the Senate chamber in Lansing, Michigan was telling her father about it later.

“He was upset,” she told NBC News. “I frequently call him after work and tell him about the crazy days I have. It was heartbreaking to tell my dad something like that.”

Donahue said something similar happened to her when she was 15 and “I had to tell him about that too.”

Lucido, a 59-year-old Republican, issued an apology Wednesday. But his mea culpa came after first telling The Detroit Free Press that he didn’t feel he owed Donahue an apology, saying the whole matter had been “blown out of proportion.”

“I apologize for the misunderstanding yesterday and for offending Allison Donahue,” he said in a brief statement.

Donahue said she appreciated Lucido’s apology and said she hopes he read her first-person account of Tuesday’s encounter.

“I hope he reaches out and we can talk more,” she said. “Maybe we can find some common ground.”

I tried to interview Sen. Peter Lucido. He told me a group of schoolboys ‘could have a lot of fun’...
I waited outside the Michigan Senate chamber to ask Sen. Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Twp.) on Tuesday for a comment about the Detroit Metro Times’ story reporting that he was a member of a violent,...

NBC News reached out to Lucido, but there was no immediate response. Leaders of his own party as well as the Democrats were concerned by the incident.

“I take this very seriously and intend to have a very intense and lengthy conversation with the senator as soon as we’re done with session,” Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, a Republican, told reporters. “If those words that were reported are accurate, it’s very unacceptable and that’s all I’ve got to say about it.”

Shirkey and Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich, a Democrat who represents the city of Flint, later formally requested a sexual harassment investigation into Lucido.

Lucido is a married father of three whose district includes the state capital Lansing and who currently serves as the Majority Whip. He is also reportedly eyeing a possible run for governor in 2022 against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat.

Donahue is from western Michigan and covers education, immigration, women’s and LGBTQ issues for the Michigan Advance.

In her account, Donahue said she was waiting to ask Lucido about his involvement in an anti-Whitmer group on Facebook which includes “posts about graphic violence against Democrats, anti-Muslim rhetoric and degrading comments about women.”

Lucido had been hosting a group of students from his alma mater De La Salle Collegiate, which is an all boy’s Catholic high school in the Detroit suburb of Warren.

“I asked Lucido for a moment to address the issue at hand, and he told me he would catch up with me after he was finished honoring the group of students,” Donahue wrote. “As I turned to walk away, he asked, ‘You’ve heard of De La Salle, right?’”

Donahue said she hadn’t.

“It’s an all boys’ school,” he told me, Donahue wrote. “You should hang around! You could have a lot of fun with these boys, or they could have a lot of fun with you.”

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Michigan Perpetuates Medicaid Fraud In Child Welfare With Orlene Hawks & Hubby

Oh my.

"The Gretch", Michigan's Pseudo-Governor Elect, has done it again, but this time, she has appointed a tag team of child welfare ragamuffins who are probably, romatically popping champagne bottles to celebrate the pilfering of Medicaid in child welfare when it comes to those private child placing agency contract that I like to refer to as the industry of trafficking tiny humans.

Yes, that is correct.

The incompetent Orlene Hawks, former Children's Ombudsman that Snyder 'politley' asked her to step down, is back and she brought her hubby, who just so happens to get some of those privatized child welfare contracts.

I bet she was nominated to be appointed to Michigan's Licensing and Regulatory Authority take the wrap of what is going on with the Detroit Land Bank Authority, too.

https://beverlytran.blogspot.com/search?q=orlene+hawks

A match made in heaven.

I guess this is "The Gretch's" way of getting back at the former administration!

FUN FACT! LARA SUCKS & I KNOW WHY & I SNITCHED.  JUST ASK BILL SCHUETTE

Smooches!

Welcome aboard, kiddos, I look forward to your formal testimonies, or indictments, which ever comes first.

Ask "The Gretch", she will explain it because I am quite sure this is going right over your pretty little heads.

Whitmer choice raises questions about state's conflicts of interest laws

"These kids have no clue what they are in for" said
former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder

LANSING — The official who Gov. Gretchen Whitmer named to head one of the largest and most far-reaching state government departments is married to an owner of one of Lansing's biggest lobbying firms — raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest related to industries such as marijuana, where both spouses have responsibilities or client interests.

Whitmer, a Democrat who took office Jan. 1, named Orlene Hawks director of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) — a $518-million agency with responsibilities ranging from oversight of Michigan's lucrative new marijuana industry to liquor licensing, regulation of utilities, and licensing of doctors, hospitals and physical therapy providers.

Hawks, of Okemos, is married to Michael Hawks, an owner and principal of Government Consultant Services, Inc. (GCSI). The firm's clients include marijuana interests such as the Michigan Cannabis Development Association, CannArbor Inc., MedFarm of Michigan LLC, and PSI Labs, state records show.

GCSI also represents many other clients affected by the policies and rulings of LARA and its sub-agencies, such as the Liquor Control Commission, which handles liquor licensing, and the Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities. While state records don't show which GCSI accounts are specifically handled by Michael Hawks, those clients include the Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association, Consumers Energy Co., the Michigan Physical Therapy Association, and Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Michigan, to name a few.

It's not the first time in recent years that similar concerns have been raised. Marriages with lobbyists involving a former governor's chief of staff and a former state senator have also been questioned.

While not questioning the integrity of Hawks or her husband, a state government ethics expert said the potential conflicts raised by the situation underline a need for stronger financial disclosure and conflict-of-interest laws in Michigan. A state senator who has the power to hold hearings on Orlene Hawks' appointment said it raises questions about how she will handle conflicts with her husband's firm, if they arise.

"On its face, it is concerning," said Craig Mauger, executive director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network and an expert on ethics and disclosure rules for state officials.

"LARA is a very important department that has its hands in a lot of different industries," and "lobbyists work with all types of industries to try to advance their interests," Mauger said.

"If you were someone who wants something from LARA, do you think you would be more likely to go to the lobbying firm that is connected to the director of LARA?"

More: Whitmer to talk Michigan issues at Free Press 'Breakfast Club' event

More: Whitmer bans use of private email accounts for state business

Sen. Peter Lucido, R-Shelby Township, chairman of the Senate Advice and Consent Committee,which can hold confirmation hearings on Whitmer's cabinet selections but is not required to do so,said Monday that areas of potential conflict and how they would be handled would be examined if his committee convenes a hearing on Hawk's confirmation.

"These are things that you've got to look at," Lucido said.

"If there's an appearance of impropriety or a conflict of interest, then I think she has a duty to make it known."

Lucido said one of the issues he wants to explore is "how does a potential conflict get resolved in an administrative agency" such as LARA.

Orlene Hawks, who will be paid $165,000 a year in her new role, formerly served as director of the Office of Children’s Ombudsman, which deals with the state's child welfare system, and before that worked for the state health department. She holds a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University.

“Throughout my entire career in state government, I have served the people of Michigan with the utmost honesty and integrity, and will continue to do so as LARA director,” Hawks said in a statement emailed to the Free Press by an aide on Monday.

Hawks did not respond in detail to an emailed question about how specifically she would respond to a conflict with her husband's firm, but said: “I will rely on all civil service rules and protocols to ensure that the laws under my department’s oversight are administered fairly, efficiently, consistently and transparently.”

Michael Hawks has been voted among the top two lobbyists in the state by Capitol insiders, according to his biography on the website of Eastern Michigan University. Snyder appointed Hawks to the EMU board in 2011. Before joining GCSI around 1990, Hawks worked for Democratic leaders in the state House. Hawks, who did not return a phone message Monday, holds a bachelor's degree from EMU and a master's degree from MSU.

Whitmer spokeswoman Tiffany Brown said the governor is confidentOrlene Hawks and the other cabinet members she selected "will be ethically conscious, serve with integrity and are committed to putting Michigan residents first."

Brown said Whitmer's expectations of her cabinet are clear, pointing to an executive directive Whitmer signed Thursday that points to state law governing conflicts of interest, none of which would prohibit the LARA director from being married to a lobbyist with interests before LARA, and adds other directives, such as that officials "not engage in outside employment or activities conflicting with their official government duties."

Whitmer "has set a high bar and has full faith in her cabinet," Brown said.

Mauger said Michigan is one of only two states that doesn't require some form of personal financial disclosure for top state officials, and the situation with the Hawks demonstrates the need for laws requiring such disclosure.

"This one is kind of obvious, but there could be many more of these situations that we don't know about," he said.

Lucido noted that potential conflicts involving top state officials and lobbyists are not new in Lansing, citing the example of Dennis Muchmore, who was chief of staff to former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder while his spouse, Deb Muchmore, worked as a Lansing lobbyist. She had served as a spokeswoman for Nestle, the company that obtained a controversial state permit to increase its pumping of Michigan groundwater, obtained at a nominal fee, after Dennis Muchmore left Snyder's employ.

State Sen. Joe Hune, R-Fowlerville, who left the Senate at the end of 2018 because of term limits, is married to Lansing lobbyist Marcia Hune. That relationship became an issue in a federal lawsuit involving electric car manufacturer Tesla, because Joe Hune introduced legislative language that Tesla alleges banned the insurgent company's sales model in Michigan, while the firm Marcia Hune worked for counted the established Michigan auto dealers among its clients.

Chuck Perricone, a former Republican House speaker who has worked as a lobbyist in the cannabis industry since 2011, said it's valuable to raise questions and concerns about such relationships because the approval process for various types of marijuana licensing "is just so subjective."

"I appreciate the scrutiny," Perricone said. However, "in my personal experience over the years and in this space, Mike Hawks is a straight shooter and I have no reason to believe that the new director won't operate the same way."

Let us not forget Peter "Asset Forfeiture" Lucindo and his lustful political career.

https://beverlytran.blogspot.com/search?q=peter+lucindo

Committee hearing uncertain for LARA appointee with potential conflict of interest

Lansing — The Republican senator responsible for reviewing Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s appointments is unsure whether he’ll hold a hearing regarding a potential conflict of interest for the state's new licensing director.

A conflict of interest, when it arises, should be handled according to department policy and procedure, said Sen. Peter Lucido, not necessarily in a committee hearing to confirm the appointee.

“I don’t think it’s an appointment that needs to be questioned just yet,” said Lucido, the Shelby Township Republican who chairs the Senate’s Advice and Consent Committee.

Lucido’s comments come as Whitmer voiced support Tuesday for her cabinet members, including Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs appointee Orlene Hawks, whose husband, Michael Hawks, is a Lansing lobbyist.

Michael Hawks’ company, Governmental Consultant Services Inc., assists clients in several areas overseen by his wife’s department, including licensing approval, liquor control and regulatory items, according to the GCSI website.

He was named the second most effective multi-client lobbyist in the state by a 2017 MIRS/EPIC-MRA Insider Survey.

Licensing and Regulatory Affairs houses more than a dozen bureaus including the Michigan Occupational and Safety Health Administration (MiOSHA); the Michigan Public Service Commission; Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing; the Liquor Control Commission; Community and Health Systems; Professional Licensing; and Marijuana Regulation.

The former director of the Office of Children’s Ombudsman, Orlene Hawks said she is not a shareholder of GCSI and would comply with civil service rules and protocols to ensure the department’s laws were “administered fairly, efficiently, consistently and transparently.”

“Throughout my entire career in state government, I have served the people of Michigan with the utmost honesty and integrity, and will continue to do so as LARA director,” Hawks said in a statement issued by a LARA spokesman.

Michael Hawks did not return a phone call and email seeking comment.

Orlene Hawks will comply with all LARA rules, which enforce civil service rules, agency spokesman Jason Moon said. That includes rules that require LARA employees to submit forms within 14 days of hire that disclose potential conflicts of interest.

Department rules also specifically prohibit employees from exercising "any decision-making authority of the state regarding any regulation, enforcement, auditing, licensing, or purchasing with respect to any business or entity in which the employee or a member of the employee’s immediate family has any financial interest or management authority."

Whitmer has confidence that her cabinet members “will be ethically conscious, serve with integrity and are committed to putting Michigan residents first," according to a statement from her spokeswoman Tiffany Brown

“The governor's expectations for her administration and state employees are clear, as witnessed by the executive directive she signed just days after taking office, focused on assuring a good, ethical state government,” Brown said.

Advice and Consent Committee meetings, when needed for an appointee, would instead focus on experience, background and what makes the appointees “uniquely qualified to do the work for the people,” Lucido said.

All evidence so far indicates Orlene Hawks matches that description, he said.

"She has an impeccable background for public service," Lucido said

The Hawks dilemma is not the first in state government, nor will it be the last, he said. Lucido noted that another lobbyist, Deb Muchmore, helped Nestle during its fight to gain water withdrawal permits from state government after her husband, Dennis Muchmore, served as Snyder’s chief of staff.

Likewise, last week, former Lt. Gov. Brian Calley registered as a lobbyist with the Small Business Association of Michigan, where he will be able to lobby his own wife, Rep. Julie Calley of Portland.

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Voter Fraud Has Gone High Tech In Michigan

Please, someone, anyone, correct me if I am wrong on this.

Maura Corrigan could use this to vote.

Michigan Representative Peter Lucido has introduced a Bill to streamline driver license and voter registration by making it electronic.  Great.

The matter has been referred to the House Elections Committee.  Fabulous.

Now, someone, anyone, tell me there are not inherent issues when addressing voting rights?

Look at it like this.  I can obtain official State of Michigan identification in the form of a driver's license which has me, for legal purposes, as a resident of a municipality, yet I can, in the same breath, register to vote in a different city?

Ok, I know some have listed a different address as permanent residences on driver's license in order to secure cheaper auto insurance as Detroit and its enclaves are still under pervasive redlining schemes of the auto insurance industries, stemming back before the civil rights era.

When this was done this, voting behavior drastically changed as an individual was obliged, neigh, restricted, to vote in the jurisdiction of record with the State of Michigan in accordance to the address on the state identification of choice, the driver's license.

This also led to population shifts in the calculations of redistricting.

What we have here, now, is a Bill which would allow an individual to list a legal residence for the purposes of state identification via the driver's license while, contemporaneously, granting an individual to register with the state, an absolutely distinct, secondary address for purposes of voting.

Of course, I shall be gracious and provide for the benefit of debate that college students were meant to be included in this discussion as many may live on campus for a few semesters a year yet maintain a permanent legal address at the home of their family, but I am going to say that this represents a relatively small population in relation to the rest of the state and may be resolved in other fashions.

And just to season up the debate, I am going to toss in a dash of partisan politics by speculating that this dual registration initiative is a foreboding tale of a preemptive strike to preserve the possible the demise Republican leadership for the next opportunity of electronic gerrymandering, oops, I mean, redistricting.

If by chance Democrats come into power for the 2022, as forecasted by many, the Republican plan of obviation must already be in the file cabinet, ready to go, and here it is:  electronic gerrymandering.

Dare I not utter the term of voter fraud, which is what I believe this Bill to be.

All the Michigan Secretary of State has to do is coordinate intra agency and with the Department of Health and Human Services, electronically, inclusive of a layer of encryption technology, state identification, voter registration, or EBT card.  It can be as simple a cute little box on the state issued identification, whether it be a driver's license, a BRIDGE card, or just a regular ID, the same as the organ donor box.

But then again, information technology and departmental services do not go together well in Michigan.

House Bill 5539: Create electronic drivers license
Introduced by Rep. Peter Lucido (R) on April 12, 2016, to require the Secretary of State to create an electronic drivers license option for smart phones and other electronic devices.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=172908

House Bill 5540: Allow different drivers license and voter registration addresses
Introduced by Rep. Peter Lucido (R) on April 12, 2016, to allow a person to have a different address on their drivers license than the one at which they are registered to vote.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=172909

House Bill 5541: Allow different drivers license and voter registration addresses
Introduced by Rep. Peter Lucido (R) on April 12, 2016, to allow a person to have a different address on their drivers license than the one at which they are registered to vote.
http://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=172910

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Why Orlene Hawks Needs To Leave Michigan Businesses & Children Alone - MIED Status Conference 3-13-2019

It was under Orlene's watch why nothing has happened to end Medicaid fraud in child welfare.

Michigan Child Welfare System Needs To Be Put Under Federal Emergency Management

Hopefully, Nancy Edmunds will finally realize that it is time for federal intervention because this case has been going on for over 10 years, with no improvement but lots of attorney fees for Children's Rights, not one penny for the kids, without one mention of Michigan Children's Institute Superintendent, the legal guardian, the one and only corporate parent for over 10,000 children in foster care.

I wonder if the Court will address the Michigan Children's Trust Fund, Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children, which is what DACA and the border children issues are about since Congress is clueless, but then again, we are dealing with UCC and Corporate Shape Shifters, so I have no idea.

Perhaps, the Court should have someone ask Orlene to explain about the Corporate Shape Shifters and the fake billing in Michigan Child Welfare, considering the fact that she really, really wants that job as LARA Director.

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NOTICE TO APPEAR: Status Conference set for 3/13/2019 11:00 AM before District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds (LBar) (Entered: 01/02/2019)

State director moves to avoid pot conflict because of lobbyist spouse

Orlene Hawks
Clueless in Michigan

Lansing — The director of a sprawling state department said Wednesday she has agreed to take extra precautions to avoid potential conflicts of interest related to the regulation or licensing of businesses her lobbyist husband may represent.

“I pride myself on honesty and integrity,” Orlene Hawks, director of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, told lawmakers who are considering her appointment by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Hawks’ husband, Michael Hawks, is a registered lobbyist and an owner of Governmental Consultant Services, Inc., one of Lansing's largest lobbyist firms.

GCSI represents companies and associations for industries overseen by the department his wife now leads, including businesses entering Michigan’s burgeoning marijuana industry that must obtain state licenses to operate.

Hawks said she does not anticipate significant ethical complications in her role but has adopted a conflict "avoidance" plan and would delegate authority to deputies should issues arise.

“When I make a decision as director, it will be based on the interest of the public and not any private interest,” she said.

The 10-page compliance plan, signed by Hawks on Tuesday and provided to The Detroit News, specifies that she will not hold any financial interest in her husband's lobbying firm and will not personally participate in contract negotiations or permit decisions for any business that employs GCSI. The agreement includes other general conflict-of-interest provisions.

Whitmer last week issued an executive order that will abolish a politically appointed medical marijuana licensing board and create a new Marijuana Regulatory Agency within the department to regulate both medical and recreational marijuana.

Because it will be a “type 1” agency, the new licensing authority will operate autonomously from the department, aside from budgeting and administrative services, Hawks said.

“Everything else, decision making and otherwise, will be with the executive director that is appointed by the governor,” she told reporters after the hearing.

Michael Hawks was named the second most effective multi-client lobbyist in the state by a 2017 MIRS/EPIC-MRA Insider Survey.

Clients at his lobbying firm include the Michigan Cannabis Development Association, Cannarbor, Medifarm and PSI Labs. Other GCSI clients include the Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers and Consumers Energy, which are regulated by other type 1 department subsidiaries, the Liquor Control Commission and the Public Service Commission.

Director Hawks testified before the Senate and Advice Committee, which is considering most of Whitmer’s cabinet-level appointments. The Republican-led Legislature has not yet challenged any of the Democratic governor’s picks.

Chairman Pete Lucido, R-Shelby Township, asked Hawks about the potential conflict of interest, citing speculation on “the streets of Lansing” and said he was satisfied with her avoidance plan and commitment to her oath of office.

“That’s all we have to go on up here,” Lucido said. “There’s no law that permits or discriminates against her taking the position.”

Hawks described herself as a dedicated public servant who has worked in various state government roles for two decades, including as the director of Children’s Ombudsman under former Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican.

Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr., D-East Lansing, praised Hawks and noted he worked for her 17 years ago in what was then known as the state Department of Community Health.

“Having known Orlene for as long as I’ve known her, I don’t think she would ever let anyone influence from the outside. I think she’s a confident public servant. I’m satisfied with (the conflict policy) they put into place, and I’m sure they have to do that for some reasons, but I wouldn’t be concerned either way.”

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Michigan Peter Lucindo Sucks & The 13th Exception

A fan asked me to take a look at two Michigan House Bills, 4486 and tie barred 4487, so I did.

HB-4486, As Passed House, February 8, 2018

  (8) Child abuse in the fourth degree is A CRIME PUNISHABLE AS

FOLLOWS:

"I need those Bills to pass to fund my
political career!"

     (A) FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, a misdemeanor punishable by

imprisonment for not more than 1 year.

     (B) FOR AN OFFENSE FOLLOWING A PRIOR CONVICTION, A FELONY

     (11) IF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY INTENDS TO SEEK AN ENHANCED

SENTENCE BASED UPON THE DEFENDANT HAVING 1 OR MORE PRIOR

CONVICTIONS, THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SHALL INCLUDE ON THE

A fan asked me to take a look at two Michigan House Bills, 4486 and tie barred 4487, so I did.

COMPLAINT AND INFORMATION A STATEMENT LISTING THE PRIOR CONVICTION

OR CONVICTIONS. THE EXISTENCE OF THE DEFENDANT'S PRIOR CONVICTION

OR CONVICTIONS MUST BE DETERMINED BY THE COURT, WITHOUT A JURY, AT

SENTENCING OR AT A SEPARATE HEARING FOR THAT PURPOSE BEFORE

SENTENCING. THE EXISTENCE OF A PRIOR CONVICTION MAY BE ESTABLISHED

BY ANY EVIDENCE RELEVANT FOR THAT PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT

LIMITED TO, 1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:

     (A) A COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION.

     (B) A TRANSCRIPT OF A PRIOR TRIAL, PLEA-TAKING, OR SENTENCING.

     (C) INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A PRESENTENCE REPORT.

     (D) THE DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT.

     (12) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "PRIOR CONVICTION" MEANS A

VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION OR A VIOLATION OF A LAW OF ANOTHER STATE

SUBSTANTIALLY CORRESPONDING TO THIS SECTION.

HB 4487

I became a bit alarmed at this point because of two items in the language of the Bills.

A "prior conviction", which is so obfuscated with the entire idea of this being a prejudicial assumption that the person was convicted under Michigan's Moral Turpitude Law in child welfare.

I can smell the stench of the imperialistic morality paraders kilometers away, so I go look into the definition of fourth degree child abuse.

THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)Act 328 of 1931

750.136b Definitions; child abuse; degrees; penalties; exception; affirmative defense.

Sec. 136b.

(7) A person is guilty of child abuse in the fourth degree if any of the following apply:
     (a) The person's omission or reckless act causes physical harm to a child.
     (b) The person knowingly or intentionally commits an act that under the circumstances poses an unreasonable risk of harm or injury to a child, regardless of whether physical harm results. 

(8) Child abuse in the fourth degree is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year.

This is a more intuitive understanding of fourth degree child abuse conviction from a Michigan law firm:

Fourth-degree child abuse. A parent or guardian who willfully fails to provide a child's basic needs (food, shelter, clothing), who abandons a child, or commits a reckless act which results in some physical harm to a child may be charged with fourth-degree child abuse.

"Failure to provide for the necessary needs of the child" is falls under multple types of abuses contained within federal law such as ecomonic abuse, environmental abuse, moral abuse, lack of medical care, having been reliant upon the state to protect the best interests of the child.

Poverty is the crime of failure to provide for the necessary needs of the child, having then to default on the grant of custody and guardianship from the state, triggering the penal conviction which produces a judicial determination which is needed to open the federal funding spigot in Medicaid, Title IV-B and E.

Tah dah!

Poverty is a crime because the state can make more money off the kid through federal funding schemes in fraudulent billing of privatized NGOs.

In furtherance to the fact that poverty has been codified as the crime of child abuse, these "prior convictions" are not criminal, which means there is no due process, allowing the court to hold secret administrative, closed door, tribunals to determine how long the next decree of conviction shall be for still hailing from the targeted population of "The Poors".

But, before I assign my favorite, most endearing sobriquet upon the Michigan law maker who introduced this bill, I thought I would be a bit iterative and do a few deep dives just to make sure I was parsimonious with my convictions, so I found this:

Lawmaker wants no repeat of Sanilac County rapist and child custody case

LANSING — A mid-Michigan lawmaker wants to make sure the controversial case of a man getting and then losing custody of the child that was conceived when he raped a 12-year old never happens again.

State Rep. Pam Faris, D-Clio, introduced a bill last week that would prohibit people who are convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct from getting custody of a child that is the product of an assault.

The bill came about after a Sanilac County judge gave twice-convicted rapist, Christopher Mirasolo joint custody of an 8-year-old boy he fathered with a 12-year-old girl in 2008.

The order, which came about because the mother was looking for child support from the father, caused an uproar in the community and caused the judge, who wasn't aware of the rape conviction when he signed the order, to reexamine the case and rescind his order.

Even though the case has been resolved and the mother will continue with sole legal custody of the child, Faris said, she doesn't want the same thing to happen to anyone else.

"This particular case fell through a lot of holes in a lot of different systems and ended up being a nightmare for this young lady and her family," Faris said. "We really don't want rapists who plead down to a lesser crime to have custody or visitation. This bill is for victims in the future. Everyone has seen the error of their ways in this case, but this woman has gone through three weeks of hell."

I see what is going on here.

This was one of those NGO opportunistic over night think tank of "Legal Geniuses" (trademark pending) who came up with a way to make some money from a tragedy, using kids, so I did another deep dive.

House Bill No. 5115

October 17, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Lucido, Marino, Canfield, Webber, Lasinski, Frederick, Chirkun, Bizon, LaGrand, Moss, Brinks, Camilleri, Wittenberg, Chang, Ellison, Green, Sabo, Liberati, Sneller, Sowerby, Pagan, Faris, Byrd, Yaroch, Scott, Hammoud, Geiss, Elder, Greimel, Zemke, Hertel, Yanez, Jones, Rabhi and Robinson and referred to the Committee on Insurance.

 SEC. 3107C. A PHYSICIAN, HOSPITAL, CLINIC, OR OTHER MEDICAL

INSTITUTION, OR OTHER PERSON, THAT PROVIDES A PRODUCT, SERVICE, OR

ACCOMMODATION FOR AN INJURED PERSON'S CARE, RECOVERY, OR

REHABILITATION IS ENTITLED TO PAYMENT OF PERSONAL PROTECTION

INSURANCE BENEFITS UNDER THIS CHAPTER ON BEHALF OF THE INJURED

PERSON.

It was at this moment I saw the model begin to emerge from the propaganda.

By enriching law to terminate parental rights, the state can then directly receive funding for providing for the best interests of the child through Medicaid, and then securing life insurance of the child under the aegis of the state to "cash in" at the most opportune attrition, whether by death, AWOL, or age out, all in the best interests of the child.

What a great way to invest in children for a profitable return in social impact bonds!

I bet that Medicaid money will be going through the Michigan Children's Trust Fund.

"I wonder what Michigan does with all that money considering the Trust Fund 

is under the purview of the State Auditor right about now."

I have always wondered if these NGO Public Private Partnerships take out multiple life insurance policies and annuities on kids.

Hey, did you know Peter Lucindo has an estate planning law firm and an insurance firm, too?

Did you know that mechanisms I have identified for poverty being a crime and the right of the state issue such penal conviction through ex parte hearings, without opportunity of facing one's accuser, being tried as guilty until proven innocent, through administrative determination, is all legal and is something I like to call the 13th Exception.

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction".

Then there is the second part of the 13 Exception:

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

Welcome to the world of UCC1, foreign nationals, shell companies and off shore accounts in child welfare.

If the principal agent, who is typically an attorney, is representing a client who has incorporated as a foreign entity through states like Delaware, actually contracting within the States, representing foreign national private investments originating from Israel, (oops, did I just say that?) or a structured NGO which just so happens to be a private contractor of child welfare services in Michigan, or, in some instances, a State agency which has filed UCC1 under the jurisdiction of international law, re-written for more privatization, there is nothing unethical nor illegal with criminalizing poverty, then of stealin' kids to make money, because indentured servitude, where the child can be emancipated at 16 or age out at 18 - 25 years of age. and slavery has nothing to do with the color of one's skin.

Ok, now you can take a breather.  That was a long one!  You should really see me do it as a stand up castigation routine.

The 13th Amendment is where the principal-agent theories warehoused under employment law, based upon law of chattels, or rather property law, including intellectual properties is all about who is the proper possessor of the "best interests" of think about that.

There are no appeals as the child abuse conviction proceedings have no parallel jurisprudence and one is placed on the State's Central Registry of Abuse before even being served with a court date because there are no indictments.

Child welfare convictions make "duly convicted" a judicial determination made behind a closed, administrative doors of the Public Private Partnerships.

Membership into the highly, non-exclusive club called "The Poors" (always said with clinched teeth) is an act of civility, in a christian nation.

Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever. Leviticus 25:44-46.

FINDINGS:  Peter Lucindo sucks and this is nothing but a real time construction for poor kids to be legally kidnapped and launch of another multi-billion dollar fraud scheme using the 13th Exception.

CHILD ABUSE: ENHANCED SENTENCE WITH

PRIOR CONVICTION

House Bill 4486 reported from committee as substitute H-2

House Bill 4487 reported from committee as substitute H-2

Sponsor:  Rep. Peter J. Lucido

Committee:  Law and Justice

Complete to 12-28-17

BRIEF SUMMARY:  House Bill 4486 would amend the Michigan Penal Code to create enhanced penalties for second-, third-, or fourth-degree child abuse when the individual convicted of that crime has a prior conviction for child abuse in any degree. House Bill 4487 would place the new penalties within the sentencing guidelines. The bills would take effect 90 days after enactment.

FISCAL IMPACT:  House Bill 4486 would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on state and local units of government (see Fiscal Information, below, for a more detailed discussion).

THE APPARENT PROBLEM:

Currently, except for repeat second-degree child abuse violations, no matter how many times the same person commits an act constituting child abuse, the same penalty applies. Some feel, however, that if a person commits a second act, or a third, or more, the subsequent convictions should carry a higher penalty. One incident, they reason, may be an unfortunate mistake or may lead to a person’s getting help for a problem that played a part in the wrongdoing. But when the same person either deliberately hurts a child again or continues to engage in conduct that puts a child at risk of harm, he or she should face a harsher criminal sentence.

THE CONTENT OF THE BILL:

Under current law, a person is guilty of second-degree child abuse if the person’s omission or reckless act causes serious physical or mental harm to a child; if the person knowingly or intentionally commits an act that is cruel to a child or that is likely to cause serious physical or mental harm to a child, regardless of whether harm results; or if the person intentionally violates a licensing rule for family and group child care homes under Public Act 116 of 1973 and the violation causes the death of a child. A violation is a felony punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment for a first offense and up to 20 years’ imprisonment for a second or subsequent offense.

A person is guilty of third-degree child abuse if the person knowingly or intentionally causes physical harm to a child or knowingly or intentionally commits an act that poses an unreasonable risk of harm or injury to a child and that results in physical harm to a child. A violation is a felony punishable by up to 2 years’ imprisonment. 

A person is guilty of fourth-degree child abuse if the person’s omission or reckless act causes physical harm to a child or the person knowingly or intentionally commits an act that poses an unreasonable risk of harm or injury to a child, regardless of whether physical harm results. A violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year’s imprisonment.

House Bill 4486 would increase the sentence that can be imposed for second-, third-, or fourth-degree child abuse if the person convicted for that crime has a prior conviction. Under the bill, “prior conviction” would mean a violation of the child abuse law (i.e., child abuse in any degree) or violation of a law of another state that substantially corresponds to the child abuse law. (The penalty for first-degree child abuse is not increased for repeat offenders under the bill because it is currently life or any term of years.)

Under the bill, second-degree child abuse with a prior conviction for child abuse in any degree would be a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to 20 years; third-degree child abuse with a prior conviction would be a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to 5 years; and fourth-degree child abuse with a prior conviction would be a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to 2 years. The bill would not change the penalty for a first violation of any of these crimes.

The bill would require a prosecutor seeking an enhanced sentence for a defendant who has 1 or more prior convictions to include on the complaint and information a statement listing the prior conviction or convictions. The court would determine, without a jury, the existence of the defendant’s prior conviction or convictions either at sentencing or at a separate hearing before sentencing. The court would base its determination on any relevant evidence, which could include a copy of the judgment of conviction; a transcript of a prior trial, plea-taking, or sentencing; information contained in a presentence report; or the defendant’s statement.

MCL 750.136b

House Bill 4487 would place the new felony penalties for third- and fourth-degree child abuse with a prior conviction within the sentencing guidelines portion of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The bill also specifies that the current penalty for repeat second-degree child abuse offenses would apply to second-degree child abuse with any prior conviction, and that the current penalty for third-degree child abuse would apply only to a first offense.

HB 4487 is tie-barred to House Bill 4486, meaning that it cannot take effect unless House Bill 4486 is also enacted.

MCL 777.16g

FISCAL INFORMATION:

House Bill 4486 would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on state and local correctional systems and on local courts. The number of people who would be convicted under provisions of the bill is unknown. The bill would likely decrease misdemeanor convictions and increase felony convictions as violations of fourth-degree child abuse shift from misdemeanors to felonies when there is a prior conviction. The bill could also result in increased sentences for second-degree and third-degree child abuse with a prior conviction.

Felony convictions would result in increased costs related to state prisons and state probation supervision. In fiscal year 2016, the average cost of prison incarceration in a state facility was roughly $36,000 per prisoner, a figure that includes various fixed administrative and operational costs. State costs for parole and felony probation supervision averaged about $3,500 per supervised offender in the same year. 

By comparison, misdemeanor convictions increase costs related to county jails and/or local misdemeanor probation supervision. The costs of local incarceration in a county jail and local misdemeanor probation supervision vary by jurisdiction. The fiscal impact on local courts would depend on how provisions of the bill affected caseloads and related administrative costs. 

House Bill 4487 amends sentencing guidelines and would not have a direct fiscal impact on the state or on local units of government. 

ARGUMENTS:

For:

Sometimes a person does a bad thing only once.  Through counseling, education, maturity, or even serving a criminal penalty, many are rehabilitated and never do that or any other bad thing again. For some crimes, especially ones that result or could result in serious injury to another person, a more stringent penalty for repeat offenses can distinguish between someone who made a mistake and someone who poses an ongoing danger to others. Some feel that the criminal penalty should be harsher for a person who commits child abuse after being convicted of the crime previously. House Bill 4486 would do just that. A prosecutor would still retain discretion over which charges to bring and judges, under the guidance of the sentencing guidelines, would retain discretion over an appropriate sentence.

Against:

No arguments were offered in opposition to the bill.

POSITIONS:

The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan (PAAM) indicated support for the bills on 10-24-17 and 10-31-17.

                                                                                        Legislative Analysts:   Rick Yuille

                                                                                                                           Susan Stutzky

                                                                                                 Fiscal Analyst:   Robin Risko

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Detroit Free Press Reports On Medicaid Fraud In Child Welfare

Do my eyes deceive me?

Someone, the Detroit Free Press, is reporting upon Medicaid  Fraud in Child Welfare?

Noooooo......

The Michigan Tale Of Medicaid Fraud In Child Welfare Slush Fund: Campaigns, Trust Funds & Land Bank Authorities

Learn more: BEVERLY TRAN: The Michigan Tale Of Mediciad Fraud In Child Welfare Slush Fund: Campaigns, Trust Funds & Land Bank Authorities http://beverlytran.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-michigan-tale-of-mediciad-fraud-in.html#ixzz5T5UErL7s
Stop Medicaid Fraud in Child Welfare 

Now, all we need is for someone to finally ask the question to how this geographic area came to report the highest rates of autism.

It was intentional.

It was for profit.

It was privatization.

They stole the children, the land and the votes.

Loving the infographics.

Abuse caught on video at Michigan's biggest autism therapy provider

CENTRIA HEALTHCARE FIRED THE EMPLOYEE, BUT LOSES $5-MILLION CONTRACT WITH MACOMB COUNTY AFTER THE ABUSE CASE, ADDING TO ITS MYRIAD OF PROBLEMS

Doris Owens, a former Centria Healthcare employee,
is sentenced for fourth-degree child abuse at
41B District Court in Clinton Township
on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018.
The abuse occurred while Owens was
working with an autistic child.

Macomb County plans to cut ties with Michigan’s largest autism therapy provider, Centria Healthcare, after a slew of problems including an employee caught on video abusing an autistic child.

The decision follows a similar move by Lapeer County last year, which dumped Centria amid mounting frustrations with the company. Centria said it was told Lapeer wanted a cheaper provider but documents obtained by the Free Press show broader problems in both counties.

In Macomb, community mental health officials cited Centria repeatedly for things like patient care, billing and training issues. Last year, it placed the company on probation. Then after a video showed a Centria employee taunting, dragging, pushing and swatting a 5-year-old autistic girl during a therapy session in March, the county decided to part ways. The transition to new providers is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Nearly a year ago, the Free Press began examining thousands of internal and public documents related to Centria and interviewed former executives and employees who claimed the business has engaged in billing fraud, violating patient privacy, forgery, falsifying reports and employing unqualified people in an effort to boost profits.

Centria denies any wrongdoing and sued three former employees for defamation. That case is pending in Oakland County.

In February, in response to inquiries from the Free Press, the Michigan Attorney General's Office confirmed it is investigating Centria, a probe the agency says is still ongoing. State economic development officials rescinded an $8-million state grant that had been awarded to Centria contingent on creating 1,200 new jobs over five years, following newspaper coverage of the investigation. 

Losing contracts to serve Medicaid clients in Macomb and Lapeer counties has frustrated some families who said they liked Centria’s services. But it is unlikely to hinder the rapidly expanding health care behemoth, which serves 2,300 autistic children in eight states and plans to grow to 20,000 children in the coming years.

As Oakland County-based Centria plans expansion into new states, issues in its own backyard help explain why some Michigan health officials are seeking new companies to provide autism therapy to children.

Child abuse

Over the summer, former Centria technician Doris Owens, 22, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of child abuse in Clinton Township. A judge sentenced her to one year of probation and ordered her to complete an anger management course in September.

“I apologize for my actions that led up to today,” Owens told Judge Sebastian Lucido. “I would like to apologize to (the girl) and her family. In hindsight, I would have done things differently.”

Centria said in a statement it reported the incident to mental health officials and police.

“The safety and well-being of the children we serve is our most urgent priority. An issue arose in March involving an employee, which resulted in that employee being immediately terminated,” the statement said. “Our policies and training are designed to protect our clients and help them to achieve optimal outcomes.”

The abuse came to light when the girl had bruises to her neck, chest and arms after a 7-hour therapy session.

Video of the session that took place at a Centria facility, showed Owens losing her patience and abusing the girl. Owens also ridiculed the girl and used a Lysol wipe to clean her runny nose, according to a transcription of the video reviewed by the Free Press.

“I want my mom,” the girl said.

Owens refused, saying: “No one cares! You can keep crying. She’s not coming. No one cares.”

County mental health investigators substantiated more than 100 allegations, including abuse, neglect, use of unreasonable force, denying dignity and respect and inflicting emotional harm. Their findings came after the police investigation concluded.

Clinton Township Police wouldn’t release the video of Owens and the child to the Free Press, citing crime victim privacy.

During Owens' sentencing, her attorney, Donald Andrews, told the judge she received little training from Centria before being assigned to autistic children. In a statement, Owens said she has learned from the situation.

“I believe that there must be changes in the company’s expectations of their employees for everyone involved to be safe and successful,” Owens wrote. “Thorough training and adequate policies and requirements need to be fully explained and required before employees are hired, which I believe didn’t happen in my experience with the company.”

In a letter to Macomb officials, Centria CEO Scott Barry called the Owens case an “isolated matter” and called her actions “rogue.”

Company officials declined to answer Free Press questions about Owens' training, but on the company website, they defended the training they provide to therapy providers, known as behavior technicians. They must “demonstrate mastery of our extensive and structured training program,” which includes coursework covering autism, ethics, patient privacy and other skills, a posting said. They also must undergo background checks before being hired.

In February, in response to inquiries from the Free Press, the Michigan Attorney General's Office confirmed it is investigating Centria, a probe the agency says is still ongoing.  State economic development officials rescinded an $8-million state grant that had been awarded to Centria contingent on creating 1,200 new jobs over five years, following newspaper coverage of the investigation. 

Macomb never spelled out a specific reason for ending its relationship with Centria, but records obtained by the Free Press show the company had been cited for missing background checks and other documentation.

Barry and Macomb County Community Mental Health CEO John Kinch, both called the breakup “mutual and amicable” but neither would agree to an interview about it. Kinch told board members Sept. 26 that he expected to have the last of Centria's 126 Macomb clients placed with new providers by the end of the year.

Market leader

The abuse case is one of the latest problems for Centria, which touts itself as the nation’s largest provider of autism therapy, a service that has boomed across the country in recent years as more states require health insurance carriers to pay for it.

Centria’s rapid growth has fueled some of the criticism against the company, including from former employees who contacted the Attorney General’s Office with claims of Medicaid fraud. Over the summer, a Centria spokesman had said the Attorney General's investigation was in the process of being formally closed. The company also posted on its Facebook page that Centria had been “cleared.”

But a spokeswoman for the Attorney General's Office said this week that the investigation remains "open and ongoing." She declined further comment.

In May, one month after Owens was charged with abuse, a Macomb official wrote in a letter that Centria's contract to provide autism therapy to children on Medicaid would not be renewed.  

In its own letter, dated June 29, Centria said it no longer planned to continue with Macomb County after its contract expired Sept. 30.

The two entities have agreed to extend the contract through the end of the year “to allow for transition of consumers to new providers,” according to Community Mental Health Board records.

Macomb also has disputed $76,317 in Centria billings, saying they lacked proper documentation.  Centria eventually provided supporting documentation for those claims, but the county rejected them, saying they were too late.

The amount represents a tiny fraction of Centria's business in Michigan.

Centria has become the dominant provider of autism services in Michigan. Last year, it billed almost $29 million for services to patients on Medicaid in metro Detroit, records show. The billings include:

• Wayne County $22 million
• Macomb County $5.1 million
• Oakland County $1.6 million
   

Overall, the state expects spend $187 million this budget year to provide Medicaid-funded autism services. In 2013, the state spent just $5.6 million.

Other Macomb problems

The county's latest problems with Centria follow two other patient rights investigations last year that substantiated wrongdoing.

Those cases included accusations that a Centria behavior technician failed to help a choking child and that another tech treating a combative child used restrictive holds that had not been properly approved.

Centria declined to answer Free Press questions about those cases.

The choking incident was in September 2017, when a child started choking on his lunch and a Centria technician, Breonna Jones, thought he was faking it.

“He packs food in his mouth all the time and hacks for attention,” Jones said, according to the report.

When the boy started turning blue and another staffer bent him over and smacked his back to dislodge the food, according to the report.

“Now he got all the attention he wants,” Jones said, according to the report.

Investigators asked Jones how she could distinguish between the boy’s gagging noises for attention and a real case of choking.

“That’s the difficult part,” she responded, the report said.

Jones claimed she tried to help the child but witnesses disputed her account. Investigators confirmed neglect against the technician, according to the report.The newspaper was unable to reach Jones.

The case involving the restrictive holds came in a situation where a violent child was posing risks to himself and others in March and April 2017.

According to the heavily redacted report, behavior technician Victoria Engel said the holds were needed to manage an autistic boy who was attacking her as well as his mom and his sister. At one point, the attacks became so dangerous, they locked themselves in a bathroom and the child almost broke down the door.

Engel said she had been told she had permission to use the holds. But she later learned she couldn't use them.

“I did not know until the county case manager told me I could not use holds,” Engel said, according to the report. “I did not use holds after the county case manager told me not to.”

Engel said that when the boy would try to head-butt the glass doors of a cabinet, she would stand in front of him to keep him away from the glass, absorbing the brunt of his aggression with her body. 

The boy punched, kicked and bit her, Engel said. Her injuries, documented in medical records shared with the Free Press, forced Engel off the job and she collected workers' compensation.

“I looked like I had been in a horrific car accident where I wasn’t wearing a seat belt," she said. 

Engel acknowledged using restrictive holds and was cited for using unreasonable force. Macomb officials also cited three other Centria employees in the investigation, including the company’s vice president of autism services, Alicia Decker.

Decker disputed some of the report’s allegations and said the case was placed on hold because of the injury of a behavior tech. According to the report, she told investigators: “We always say in case of an emergency of immediate harm, do what you can." 

Lapeer problems

In December 2016, after months of difficulties, Lapeer mental health officials notified Centria that they were ending the company's contract. Centria had billed about $1.24 million for autism services in Lapeer county between 2014 and 2017.

Like in Macomb, the precise reasons for the split are not spelled out in the termination letter.

“I am so incredibly frustrated with Centria and their overall timeliness and lack of communication,” Kimberly Perrin, supervisor of autism services in Lapeer wrote to a colleague in an October 2016 email. “How soon can we move on the new plan?”

Centria said it was told Lapeer ended the contract because it had found a lower-cost provider. Records reviewed by the Free Press show the county had tried to negotiate steep rate cuts, but Centria declined.

But a Lapeer official said in an email that the contract ended “due to several clinical reasons.” 

The email references ongoing lawsuits Centria has filed in Lapeer County. Centria is suing competing firms and three former employees who went to work for them. Centria claims the employees violated non-compete clauses in their employment contracts, which bars them from working for Centria competitors for 18 months.

Centria said it has spent millions of dollars and years creating and developing its autism programs. In litigation, the company accuses a company called Helping Hand Nursing Service and other defendants of hurting its bottom line by poaching employees.

Attorneys for Helping Hand argued Centria filed the lawsuits to harass and intimidate a business competitor and accused company officials of misusing the legal process.

In the litigation, Lapeer mental health officials vowed never again to use Centria.

“Given the nature of the events that have (preceded) this letter, no other contract negotiations are desired,” Perrin said in a letter to the company, adding Centria should not contact her again. 

An email obtained by the Free Press through a Freedom of Information Act request show Lapeer officials also questioned some Centria billing.

“Centria staff provided documentation with forged/fraudulent signatures,” said an email from Lapeer County mental health staffer sent in January 2017. It went on to say payments should be recouped.

Lapeer County Community Mental Health CEO Lauren Emmons wouldn’t quantify the disputed claims or say whether they were resolved.

“I am unable to provide any additional information," he said. "As there is an open and ongoing investigation.”

John Wisely and Elisha Anderson are members of the Free Press Investigations team.

To view complete coverage of their investigation into Centria Healthcare go to https://www.freep.com/news/investigations/

Contact Wisely: 313-222-6825 or jwisely@freepress.com
Contact Anderson: 313-222-5144 or eanderson@freepress.com

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