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Date Posted: 06:01:54 02/03/16 Wed
Author: No name
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Flint’s water crisis draws FBI interest

Not only is the crisis in Flint, Michigan, ongoing, the investigation into this catastrophe is expanding. The Detroit Free Press reported today:

The FBI is now investigating the contamination of Flint’s drinking water, a man-made public health catastrophe, which has left an unknown number of Flint children and other residents poisoned by lead and resulted in state and federal emergency declarations.

Gina Balaya, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit, told the Free Press Monday that federal prosecutors are “working with a multi-agency investigation team on the Flint water contamination matter, including the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, EPA’s Office of Inspector General, and EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division.”

As for Congress, the House Oversight Committee will hold its first hearing on the Flint crisis tomorrow, but the Detroit News added that at least one prominent figure in the scandal has decided to turn down an invitation to testify.

Former Flint Emergency Manager Darnell Earley is refusing to testify at a U.S. House Oversight hearing Wednesday on the lead contamination of Flint’s water supply, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Earley, the current emergency manager of financially ailing Detroit Public Schools, oversaw Flint when it temporarily switched the city’s drinking water supply to the Flint River in April 2014.

Some Michigan Democrats have urged Gov. Rick Snyder (R) to require Earley to provide congressional testimony, but there’s nothing to suggest the governor intends to do.

The FBI and Congress must be looking for the closest Republican to blame.

Right Bubbles?

BWAAAAAA!!!

Snyder is SO going to prison!

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(NT) -- No name, 15:53:03 02/05/16 Fri
He SHOULD go to prison. But, I have zero trust in the justice system when it comes to it's handling of white collar criminals. (NT) -- He'll have the best lawyers and they always seem to find loopholes or plea agreements. Sad, isn't it? Bubbles thinks this is perfectly OK, though., 17:17:27 02/05/16 Fri

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