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The Wakefield News in Wakefield, Michigan

14 Jun 1946

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The Wakefield News

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1946

Page

10

Grand Jury Spending Under Fire in Michigan Probe

A state senate committee finds grand jury special prosecutor Kim Sigler wasted fifty thousand dollars and spent thirty five thousand unwisely amid nearly half a million dollars in Ingham County funds. The report faults Sigler and Judge Leland W. Carr for approving bills, cites whiskey and vacations for Sigler and staff, and notes payments to Hemans and Spare. It details totals, including Sigler’s sixty three thousand six hundred fifty salary and seven thousand four hundred ninety five in expenses, with Foster replacing Sigler after ouster.

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Ingham County Kim Sigler Ivan A. Johnston H. D. Tripp Robert J. MacDonald State Senate Sigler Senate Leland W. Carr Michigan Charles F. Hemans Mason Hemans Supreme Court Finance Company Grand Jury Richard B. Foster Foster Coash Ingham Charles Spare Black Legion Ku Klux Klan
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Sigler Expense Probes Highlight Grand Jury Misuse

A Senate committee report details improper payments to Kim Sigler and aides from Michigan grand jury funds. It cites $71,145.78 in direct payments plus thousands more for hotels and entertainment, with attorneys paid for services and expenses. The findings describe meals and lodging charged to Sigler through officer expense accounts and trips funded by grand jury money.

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Senate Grand Jury Sigler H. H. Warner Lansing Thomas J. Bailey Dean W. Kelley Samuel P Bauer Ingham Victor C Kim Sigler Kim K. S Siglers Michigan Nebraska Florida Colorado
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