Criminal charges are expected Friday related to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
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Schuette, Special Counsel Todd Flood and the Flint Water Investigative Team will have details on the latest charges tomorrow morning in Flint. At that time, he promised more criminal charges would be forthcoming.
The top of the Flint Water Plant tower is seen in Flint, Michigan February 7, 2016.
Flint, with a population of about 100,000, was under control of a state-appointed emergency manager in 2014 when it switched its water source from Detroit’s municipal system to the Flint River to save money.
It then switches to Clinton, the Democratic nominee for president, visiting people in the city, reacting to their concerns and bringing the crisis to the campaign during a debate in January.
In June, Schuette filed a lawsuit against engineering firms Veolia North America and Lockwood Andrews & Newnam, claiming the companies “botched” treatment of corrosive Flint River water blamed for causing lead to leach from old pipes throughout the city.
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Three people have so far been charged in connection to the crisis: two employees of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and a Flint worker.
