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2 from New Haven plead guilty in bribery case
A current and a former elected official in Macomb County pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy charges in federal court on Monday and will be sentenced in June.
U.S. District Judge Robert H. Cleland accepted guilty pleas from New Haven Trustee Christopher Craigmiles and former Trustee Brett Harris.
Both men were charged last year by federal investigators as part of a widespread public corruption investigation into municipal contracts in Macomb County.
Craigmiles, a retired Detroit transit police officer, was arrested Jan. 12 and charged with one count of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds.
Read more: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2017/02/06/new-haven-christopher-craigmiles/97560922/