Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) is facing two counts of willful neglect of duty related to the Flint crisis over lead-contaminated drinking water, the Detroit News reports.
The criminal charges, found in online court records Wednesday, are misdemeanors punishable by up to $1,000 and a year in jail.


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