Michigan to charge three for role in Flint water crisis

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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is expected to announce charges against three individuals for their role in the Flint water crisis.

Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton, Special Counsel Todd Flodd, Chief Investigator Andy Arena and Deputy Chief Investigator Ellis Stafford will charge one Flint water department employee and two mid-level engineers with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality with misdemeanor and felony crimes for their roles in allowing residents to consume water with toxic levels of lead, according to a report released Tuesday night.

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