Ethical dilemmas women face in the workplace to be topic of panel discussion at WMU-Cooley
Four professional women will share their experience regarding ethical dilemmas each have encountered in the work place, during a panel discussion from 12-2 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at WMU-Cooley Law School’s Lansing campus. “A Seat at the Table: Her Voice Matters,” presented by Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society, begins at noon and is free and open to the public.
Panelists include: Mable Martin-Scott, former chief administrative law judge for the state of Indiana's Unemployment Insurance Review Board, and current WMU-Cooley assistant dean and professor; Patricia Spitzley, attorney and Lansing City Council president; Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, 30th Circuit Court; and attorney Cynthia Gaither.
Michigan man mistakenly locked up for 3 days loses lawsuit
PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a Michigan man who was arrested for driving with his ex-wife in a records screw-up that put him in jail for three days.
Federal Judge Laurie Michelson said Monday that the arrest was “unfortunate.” But she says police acted reasonably in carrying out their duties.
Joseph Scott was stopped in 2013 for not wearing a seat belt. The Port Huron officer found Scott was violating a personal protection order because he was traveling with his ex-wife.
Coralee Scott insisted the order had expired. But Joseph Scott was kept in jail for three days — after first being treated for a panic attack.
Authorities discovered the Scotts were right: The expiration date on the protection order was wrongly entered into a database.
Ex-Michigan trooper gets jail time in embezzlement scheme
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan State Police trooper who allegedly pocketed more than $170,000 in vehicle fees has been sentenced to jail time.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office says 31-year-old Seth Swanson of Royal Oak learned his punishment on Tuesday in Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac.
Swanson in January pleaded guilty as charged to one felony count of embezzlement by a public official and one felony count of uttering and publishing false Secretary of State documents. The sentence includes a year in jail for embezzlement, 30 days in jail for the other charge and probation.
Swanson also must pay restitution, court fees and costs.
Swanson served as a state-certified salvage vehicle inspector. Authorities say Swanson forged Secretary of State documents and allegedly pocketed the $100 fee from 1,701 inspections.
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