Flint Water Crisis Charges Dropped for 7 Former Officials

Flint Water Crisis Charges Dropped for 7 Former Officials
The Flint water plant tower in Flint, Mich., on Jan. 6, 2022. Carlos Osorio/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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A Michigan judge threw out felony charges Tuesday against seven people in the Flint water scandal, including two former state health officials blamed for deaths from Legionnaires’ disease.

The dismissal was significant but not a complete surprise after the Michigan Supreme Court in June said a different judge acting as a one-person grand jury had no authority to issue indictments.