Former Dearborn employee accused of embezzlement, faces four felony charges

April 16th, 20210 DEARBORN — Cheryl Salwa, a former employee of the city of Dearborn Engineering Division, is facing four felony charges stemming from accusations of embezzlement. The division is part of the city’s Public Works Department. According to information available to The Arab American News, Salwa was accused of embezzlement approximately...

Michigan Supreme Court appoints new chief judge for Dearborn Court

January 7th, 20190 DEARBORN – The 19th District Court has announced the appointment of Gene Hunt as chief judge, a position in which he serves on Wayne County's second largest district court, effective January 1. The chief judge serves as the presiding officer of the court and also has “administrative superintending power and control over the...

A view from the bench: Spending the day with Dearborn Judge Gene Hunt

May 19th, 20170 DEARBORN — In the chambers of newly minted 19th District Court Judge Gene Hunt, music from counter-culture America echoed off walls adorned with signed portraits of The Beatles, of his children and Fordson High School football teams he used to coach. It had only been 112 days since Hunt was invested as a judge, yet he appeared...