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Michigan Ex-Governor Rick Snyder Loses Challenge To Flint Water Charges

Lawyers for Rick Snyder said he worked in Ingham County, not Genesee County, so the indictment was returned in the wrong place. But Judg ...

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Michigan State Governor Rick Snyder speaks at a press conference at Berrien County Courthouse where several people where shot this afternoon on July 11, 2016 in Saint Joseph, Michigan.
Michigan State Governor Rick Snyder speaks at a press conference at Berrien County Courthouse where several people where shot this afternoon on July 11, 2016 in Saint Joseph, Michigan. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

By Bria Brown, CBS Detroit

DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Thursday rejected a request to dismiss misdemeanor charges against a former Michigan governor in the Flint water scandal.

Lawyers for Rick Snyder said he worked in Ingham County, not Genesee County, so the indictment was returned in the wrong place. But Judge William Crawford II said prosecutors have flexibility about where to pursue a case.

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