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>https://wwmt.com/news/local/federal-grand-jury-indicts-state-rep-larry-inman?fbclid=IwAR1CarZm6H1V0bawAVQ5_wi0SSROOPAeK1xgj2YS7BlpwSkrw_pwNq0SWXE

 

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) – A federal grand jury has indicted Michigan State Representative Larry C. Inman (R).

 

Inman is accused of attempting to secure a bribe from a union group in exchange for voting against a bill designed to repeal the state's prevailing wage law. Failing to secure that bribe, Inman voted in favor of the repeal, according to an official document.

 

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On Wednesday, charges of attempted extortion, bribery and lying to an FBI agent were filed against District 104 Michigan House of Representative Larry Charles Inman.

 

Grand Traverse County makes up the 104th District.

 

According to a federal indictment, Inman is accused of soliciting money through text messages between June 3 and June 5, 2018. The messages were sent to a labor union and the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights (MRCCM).

 

Mike Jackson, executive secretary-treasurer of the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights, issued the following statement:

 

"Our members deserve elected officials who vote on the merits of a bill, and how it will affect us as taxpayers and hardworking people. We’re glad that Larry Inman is being brought to justice."

 

The indictment said the money was in exchange for voting "no" on the 2018 legislative initiative petition to repeal Michigan's prevailing wage law.

 

The MRCCM did not respond as Inman allegedly requested. Inman ultimately voted “yes” on June 6, 2018, to repeal the law, and the Michigan House repealed the law by a vote of 56 to 53, according to the indictment.

 

The indictment includes excerpts of text messages Inman was believed to have sent to union representatives in the days before the vote, one of which Inman concludes by stating “we never had this discussion.”

 

The grand jury believes based on the evidence it saw that Inman committed multiple crimes as an elected representative.

 

Using his authority as an elected official, these allegations include his to vote on the petition to repeal the prevailing wage law and efforts to obtain money from the MRCCM with the union’s consent.

 

If convicted, Inman faces up to twenty years in prison.

 

The grand jury also alleges Inman solicited a bribe by corruptly soliciting a political campaign contribution in exchange for something worth $5,000 or more, namely his vote on the petition to repeal the prevailing wage law.

 

If convicted on this offense, Inman faces up to ten years in prison.

 

The grand jury further alleges that, when an FBI agent later asked Inman about his solicitation, Inman lied to the agent denying he had any such communications.

 

If he is convicted of this offense, Inman faces up to five years in prison.

 

According to the indictment, MRCCM's political action committee made political contributions to Inman's candidate committee totaling $6,000 between October 2017 and May 16, 2017.

 

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