Attorney General Nessel warns residents about USPS scam during the holiday season

December 22nd, 20230 LANSING – Many people are using the mail to send gifts to loved ones during the holidays. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning residents about fraudulent smishing text messages purporting to be from the United States Postal Service (USPS) this holiday season. “Hundreds of millions of packages are shipped each...

Former ICE agent sentenced on criminal sexual conduct charges

May 16th, 20230 LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that Kevin Taylor, a former federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, was sentenced on May 10 to  five to 15 years' imprisonment and sex offender registration. Taylor, 49, of Riley, Michigan, pleaded no contest to two counts of third degree criminal sexual...

Attorney General Nessel joins 18 others to urge withdrawal of proposal obstructing asylum-seekers’ ability to work

November 19th, 20190 LANSING — Eighteen attorneys general joined Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel last week in opposing a proposed rule from the Trump administration that would eliminate the 30-day time frame currently in place for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to review asylum-seekers work permit applications. The move...