Documents obtained by the Guardian further confirm Flood’s investigation was looking into potential bribery and racketeering, key cogs of Rico cases. In one petition to subpoena an outside contractor who worked as a KWA project manager, obtained by the Guardian, prosecutors said they had “reasonable cause to believe that corrupt transactions involving certain contractors, the Genesee county drain commissioner’s office, other entities and persons of interest” had occurred. The header of the petition specified that prosecutors were investigating bribery, racketeering and false pretenses.
Despite the original investigation’s momentum, the racketeering investigation vanished after Nessel cleaned house and relaunched the inquiry.
