Jury finds lawmaker didn’t lie to FBI, hung on two other charges
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — A federal jury last week cleared a Republican state lawmaker of lying to federal authorities but was hung on two other charges against him.
Jurors found Rep. Larry Inman not guilty of lying to the FBI but could not reach a verdict on charges of attempted extortion and soliciting a bribe, The Detroit News reported. The decisions came after 11 hours of deliberations that began Monday in Grand Rapids.
Inman was accused of urging union officials to round up $30,000 in campaign contributions per legislator to protect a law that set higher wages on state-financed construction projects.
Colleagues in the Michigan Legislature asked earlier this year that he resign. Inman said he had no plans to step down.
He represents the 104th District in Grand Traverse County in northern Michigan.
Inman was indicted in May by a federal grand jury. The indictment revealed text messages sent last year by Inman to two people affiliated with the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights, a group that had supported him.
Firm hands out $10M in holiday bonuses
BALTIMORE (AP) — A commercial real estate developer is handing out a total of $10 million in bonuses to its 198 employees.
WTOP reports that Baltimore-based St. John Properties announced the bonuses at the company’s holiday party last week.
Edward St. John, founder and chairman of the company, said the amount of money that each employee gets is based on tenure. The average bonus was $50,000, but some employees will get upward of $250,000.
The company has employees throughout Maryland and northern Virginia. The bonuses celebrate the company’s achievement of developing 20 million square feet of office space, retail and warehouses. That real estate is spread out over eight states.
Edward St. John said that he is “thankful for every one of our employees for their hard work and dedication. I couldn’t think of a better way to show it.”
The company was founded in 1971. It has retail and warehouse space in Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wisconsin.
Lonesome duck: Dating ad seeks match for man’s grieving bird
BLUE HILL, Maine (AP) — There's no Tinder for waterfowl, but that didn't stop a Maine bird owner from trying to find a match for a mourning duckling.
One of Chris Morris' ducks, Yellow Duck, recently lost its mate to a hungry bobcat at Morris' yard in Blue Hill. Morris, a 31-year-old special education teacher, drew up a singles ad for Yellow Duck and placed it on a community bulletin board at a local grocery store.
The ad declares: “Duck seeking duck. Lonesome runner duck seeks companion. Partner recently deceased.” It also includes an email address dedicated to the dating search and states, “serious replies only.”
The Bangor Daily News reports farm owner Sadie Greene might have just the duck to mend Yellow Duck's broken heart. Greene and Morris planned to arrange a meeting for the ducks.
Yellow Duck's favorite food is slugs, and they might be on the menu for the big date, Morris said.
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