A Michigan state lawmaker is accused of putting a “ghost” employee on his office payroll to repay her for $14,000 in personal loans. Johnson allegedly listed the worker as a “community liaison,” but she was actually a “ghost” employee who had lend money to the lawmaker, the indictment said. Theft of public money "by elected public officials, as these charges allege, is disheartening and will not be tolerated," said Daniel Lemisch, the acting U.S. attorney in Detroit. After the March 27 search of his home and office, Johnson told reporters that he's "an open book." He's been a state lawmaker since 2006, first in the House.

Source: Fox News April 11, 2017 20:37 UTC