LANSING, Mich. — An Alpena man has been sentenced for making false claims against Michigan State Police troopers.
72-year-old Thomas VanDuinen of Alpena was sentenced to 17 months to 4 years' incarceration for three counts of Report of a Felony, along with a consecutive sentence of 23 months to 7 years' incarceration for one count of Use of a Computer to Commit a Crime.
VanDuinen was found guilty by an Alpena jury of making false claims about Michigan State Police troopers during the execution of a search warrant in 2021.
He will also serve a concurrent sentence of 13 months to 2 years for one count of providing a false statement to an officer conducting a criminal investigation.
He will be required to serve 40 months in prison before he is eligible for parole, officials said.
In February 2021, troopers executed search warrants on VanDuinen's home and pole barn he was renting for his business in Alpena.
Two days afterwards, VanDuinen began filing reports and demands for the return of his property and filed a lawsuit against the Michigan State Police.
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