Michigan Lawmakers Appear In Court On Misconduct Charges

By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press, San Antonio Express-News: World
Tue, 03/01/2016 - 1:12pm

(AP) — Two former Michigan lawmakers who were forced out of office in a sex scandal appeared in court on misconduct charges Tuesday, with one calling the case against him "baseless." Cindy Gamrat's lawyer entered a not guilty plea on her behalf to avoid having the charges read in a courtroom across the street from the Capitol, four days after felony charges were filed by Attorney General Bill Schuette. The alleged crimes by the Republican pair mostly relate to an effort to cover up their affair, either by using publicly paid staff or lying to investigators. Courser has admitted to devising a sexually explicit phony email that said he had been caught having sex with a male prostitute behind a Lansing nightclub. Courser characterized the timing of the charges as "peculiar" at a time that GOP Gov.

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