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Gothamist reports: Salvatore Bonaccorso, the former longtime mayor of Clark, New Jersey, was sentenced Friday to three years probation and barred from holding public office again after pleading guilty to charges of official misconduct and forgery. Bonaccorso, 64, a Republican who served as mayor of the Union County township from 2001 until last month, was also fined $15,000. He resigned …

The Detroit Press reports: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Thursday she referred to federal prosecutors a probe into Republicans who signed and submitted a certificate falsely claiming Donald Trump won Michigan’s electoral votes. The revelation demonstrated the potential seriousness and ongoing nature of the investigation and could have repercussions throughout state politics, as the 16 Republicans in question, include …