Former suburban Detroit prosecutor gets no additional jail time in sentence on corruption charges

Published September 13, 2023 5:53 PM

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A former Detroit-area prosecutor will serve no additional time behind bars after being sentenced on corruption charges that he embezzled more than $600,000 from drug and drunken driving forfeiture funds. A Michigan State Police investigation found former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith used the funds to throw parties, buy gifts and install a personal home security system. The 56-year-old Smith accepted a plea bargain from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in which pleaded guilty to official misconduct, tampering with evidence and conspiracy to commit forgery while seven other counts against him were dropped. He was sentenced Wednesday.

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