Michigan State Police

A federal grand jury has indicted Mohinder Singh, operator of Romario's Party Store in Old Town Lansing, Michigan, on nine counts of SNAP benefit fraud and one count of theft or conversion of public money. The indictment follows an October 16, 2025 search of the store by Michigan State Police, the USDA, and the IRS, which seized surveillance equipment. Prosecutors allege Singh exchanged cash and goods for SNAP benefits at roughly 50 cents on the dollar, let customers pay off debts with benefits, and charged fees payable in SNAP funds, intending to cause more than $1 million in government losses. He faces up to 10 years in prison and is among more than 40 people charged nationwide in a DOJ enforcement push targeting nearly $45 million in SNAP-related fraud.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has directed the Michigan State Police to conduct an independent review of a vehicle pursuit involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement that ended in a fatal crash in Grand Rapids. Mario David Coronado-Juarez, in his mid-30s, died Sunday morning after his vehicle struck a tree near Century Avenue SW and McKendrick Street and caught fire while fleeing an attempted ICE stop, reportedly traveling over 100 mph. DHS said ICE agents tried to confirm his identity before he fled at high speed, and that officers discontinued pursuit before discovering the crash and attempting to render aid, noting agents were about a half-mile away when it occurred.

Grand Rapids Police Chief Joseph Trigg and Mayor David LaGrand have also called for an independent state investigation to run alongside the department's own probe. LaGrand blamed ICE's enforcement tactics, calling them a pattern of "intimidation, harassment, and killing," and urged federal reforms including body cameras and civilian oversight. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Hillary Scholten, both Michigan Democrats, have demanded answers from ICE, while DHS disputed claims that agents caused the crash. Coronado-Juarez, previously deported in 2021 and wanted in Guatemala for alcohol-related driving offenses, was married with three young children and served as his family's breadwinner. The case adds to mounting scrutiny of ICE enforcement following other high-profile incidents this year.

Hillsdale County Sheriff Scott Hodshire, 59, faces two felony charges — obstruction of justice and misconduct in office — filed by the Michigan Attorney General's Office. The case stems from a Feb. 18 incident in which Hodshire allegedly disclosed confidential information about an active investigation, tipping off a theft suspect and his parents that a Williams County, Ohio, sheriff's office had a search warrant and planned to search the family's property. Testimony from Michigan State Police Detective Sgt. Travis Pohl at an Aug. 31 probable cause hearing indicated phone records show Hodshire called the suspect's parents and later the suspect himself before Ohio investigators executed the warrant.

Hodshire was arraigned Sept. 2 and released on bond; each charge carries up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. A probable cause conference is scheduled for Sept. 30 in Jackson. Hodshire has denied wrongdoing, saying he was assisting an out-of-state agency as a courtesy and did nothing to interfere with the investigation. First elected in 2020 and reelected in 2024, he says he intends to remain in office in full capacity, and county commissioners have voiced support, though they lack authority to remove him.

Dearborn, Michigan officials moved Tuesday's city council meeting to the Henry Ford Centennial Library ahead of a planned "Christian Crusader March," organized by conservative activist Jake Lang and Detroit pastor Lorenzo Sewell. Organizers claim tens of thousands could turn out; Lang and supporters also plan a "pig roast" outside the library before the council session, where they intend to allege discrimination against Christians in Dearborn. The demonstration follows Lang's repeated anti-Islam protests in the city, including a Quran burning in May and an incident during the Arbaeen procession this month where he says he was assaulted.

Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, Police Chief Issa Shahin, and local Christian and Muslim faith leaders held a joint show of unity, rejecting claims of religious discrimination and urging residents to avoid engaging with protesters. Police, backed by Michigan State Police, are preparing heightened security, with warnings that assault, road blockages, or property damage will result in arrests. Hammoud has also asked the state attorney general's hate crime unit to review the situation.