Inman not guilty of lying to FBI; hung jury on bribery and extortion
Source: Detroit Free Press
A state lawmaker was found not guilty Tuesday of lying to the FBI in connection with a bribery and extortion investigation.
A jury in federal court in Grand Rapids could not reach a verdict on charges of attempted extortion and soliciting a bribe against state Rep. Larry Inman, a Republican who was expelled from his caucus after the charges were brought. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Robert Jonker declared a mistrial on those counts.
Inman, 65, of Williamsburg faced a possible prison term if convicted. It was not immediately clear whether federal prosecutors would retry him on the charges for which the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
The jury had deliberated for more than 10 hours over two days, following a trial that began last week.
Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/12/10/larry-inman-not-guilty-lying-fbi-hung-jury-bribery/2629536001/
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extortion, was that prosecutor trying to "overturn an election", or was he instead prosecuting someone because the prosecutor had evidence of a crime? 
