Attorneys sharpen courtroom skills at inaugural program
Published: July 13, 2026
Fifty-four
attorneys took part in the inaugural Eastern District of Michigan Trial
Advocacy Program (TAP) June 24-26 at the Theodore Levin United States
Courthouse in Detroit.
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Michigan tax preparers indicted for conspiring to defraud the United States and preparing false tax returns
July 13, 2026A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned an indictment tlast Thursday charging three tax preparers with conspiring to defraud the United States and preparing false tax returns over a three-year period.
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July 13, 2026Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido announced that Laura Dietz, 44 of Macomb Township, pleaded no contest as charged in four felony cases involving fraud, financial crimes, and embezzlement. In exchange for her pleas, the Prosecutor’s Office agreed to dismiss one additional false pretenses case after the Dietz paid full restitution before charges were filed.
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- Attorneys sharpen courtroom skills at inaugural program
- Michigan tax preparers indicted for conspiring to defraud the United States and preparing false tax returns
- Woman pleads no contest on multiple cases, including embezzlement of $90K from her father
- As the country turns 250, retired judges hit the road to defend judicial independence
- Private mobile home water services provider, president sentenced for falsifying water safety, discharge tests
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