Two Hamtramck councilmen have been charged by a county prosecutor with election and absentee ballot fraud in 2023.

Councilmen Mohammed Kamrul Hassan, 57, and Muhtasin Rahman Sadman, 26, each face several felony and misdemeanor charges for alleged criminal activity from July 7 to Nov. 7, 2023, a time period that includes both the August primary and November general elections in Hamtramck, in which Hassan and Sadman were running. The charges don't specify which of the two elections the alleged fraud involves.

The charges were filed Friday, Aug. 8, in 31st District Court in Hamtramck by Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey Yorkey, who was assigned to the case after Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recused herself over perceptions of bias against Muslims.

Yorkey said Monday,

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