WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - A new Washtenaw County legal unit aims to shine a spotlight on crimes against workers and other forms of financial exploitation traditionally under-enforced across Michigan, according to reform-minded Prosecutor Eli Savit, who rolled out the program on Monday, Dec. 6.
Slumlords who poison children with toxic lead violations, businesses that cheat employees out of wages and contractors who skirt county worker protection rules could all face consequences in the courtroom in the new “economic justice unit,” Savit said.
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