Traverse City Record-Eagle

Michigan

March 14, 2012

Judge orders county to give newspaper emails

From wire reports ----

PETOSKEY — A judge has ordered Charlevoix County officials to release to the Petoskey News-Review two emails between the county prosecutor and a member of the board of commissioners.

The newspaper sued the board and the prosecutor last year, accusing them of violating the Michigan Freedom of Information Act. The paper had asked for six emails to determine whether prosecutor John Jarema and commissioner Chris Christensen had e-mailed each other during board meetings.

The paper reported Tuesday that Emmet County Circuit Judge Charles Johnson had ordered the release of one message dealing with an embezzlement investigation and portions of a second message that raised concerns about another commission member.

The judge ruled that four other messages could remain private because they were computer-generated real estate ads.

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