Tresa Baldas
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The rise and fall of a Soviet surgeon who came to America, made millions — and lost it all
Vasso Godiali grew up modestly in the USSR, lived the American dream, and now is headed to prison. → Read More
Prosecutor blasts female pedophile: Your childhood trauma is no excuse for what you did
Prosecutor urged a judge not to go easy on a pedophile because she's a woman or because she was abused as a child. → Read More
Accuser in Pistons scandal breaks silence: Rob Murphy harassed and assaulted me
A former executive assistant to Detroit Pistons exec Rob Murphy says he sexually harassed and abused her for months. → Read More
Michigan unemployment worker admits she stole $300K in COVID-19 aid
Michigan unemployment contractor is facing up to 20 years in federal prison after admitting she approved fraudulent claims. → Read More
FBI: We need help finding this missing Michigan woman. She may have been killed.
Heather Mae Kelley called her children to say she'd be home soon, but she never returned, and her vehicle was found abandoned the next day. → Read More
Appeals Court grills Crumbley lawyers, cites 'plenty of warning signs'
Judges question why Ethan Crumbley's parents, charged with involuntary manslaughter in Oxford High shooting, bought a gun knowing their son was troubled. → Read More
8 indicted for blockading Sterling Heights abortion clinic in 2020 case
The protest in August 2020 was livestreamed as abortion opponents refused to let anyone enter the Sterling Heights clinic. → Read More
Oxford student relives horror at MSU: 'Mom
Teen endures two school shootings in two years. First at Oxford, then MSU. → Read More
Missing girl found hidden in closet of Port Huron home
The girl, who was reported missing from her foster home a year ago, is reunited with her biological father. → Read More
Detroit's 'gutsy' federal judge who pulled off a rare move is set to retire
Detroit native Victoria Roberts is praised by lawyers as among the best judges before whom they have appeared. → Read More
5 years later, Waterford's 'Bonnie and Clyde' wannabe pleads guilty to bank robbery
After four years in jail proclaiming his innocence, robber finally pleads guilty in two botched bank heists. → Read More
Judge goes off on Kwame Kilpatrick: You haven't changed
Judge blasts Kwame Kilpatrick, says he's still living large, ignoring his debts and refusing to own up to his crimes. → Read More
Detroit sex trafficker who ran house of horrors gets life in prison
A Detroit man who enslaved four women, sold them for sex and engaged in child porn got life in prison. → Read More
Brazilian art collector won't give up fight with DIA over Van Gogh painting
A Brazilian art collector isn't giving up on his fight to get back a Vincent Van Gogh painting he claims was stolen from him years ago. → Read More
Art collector fears disputed Van Gogh painting at DIA may 'disappear again,' lawyer says
A federal judge says a mysterious case of a Van Gogh work a collector says is stolen may be resolved soon. → Read More
Art collector insists DIA has stolen Van Gogh painting, demands immediate return
A purported Brazilian art collector says a federal law governing artwork on loan does not apply and the court must return 'The Novel Reader.' → Read More
Barry Croft Jr. sentenced to 19.6 years in Whitmer kidnapping plot
A Delaware trucker was sentenced for his role in the Whitmer kidnap plot, and got more time than his co-ringleader. → Read More
Feds: Clinton Twp. dealer used PayPal to buy machine gun parts from Russia
The devices are used to convert standard firearms into machine guns. → Read More
Kwame Kilpatrick to judge: Clear my debt, let me travel
The former Detroit mayor is on supervised release, a condition he asks to end, and owes $1.5 million in restitution, which he says has been paid. → Read More
Whitmer kidnap plot leader Adam Fox spared life sentence, gets 16 years
The government wanted a life sentence, arguing Adam Fox was part of a violent extremism movement that ultimately sought to spark a civil uprising. → Read More