SAGINAW, MI — Here are a few headlines from Saginaw County last week that attracted reader interest.

Convicted Saginaw politician ordered to ‘criminal attitude’ modification therapy, probation

Guilty of three election fraud-related felonies, Monique Lamar-Silvia avoided jail time but was sentenced by a judge to one year of probation and ordered to participate in a “cognitive restructuring intervention” program to “modify her criminal attitudes.”

The Wednesday, Aug. 27, sentencing delivered by Saginaw County Circuit Judge Andre R. Borrello came eight weeks after a jury found the 64-year-old now-former Saginaw City Council member guilty of three five-year felonies and one 93-day misdemeanor.

Along with serving probation under the guidance of the state Department of Corrections, the judge

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