Four felony election fraud cases against a Hamtramck City Councilman have been dismissed after two witnesses in the case failed to appear in court Monday.

Councilman Muhtasin Sadman was accused of forging an absentee ballot and aiding two unqualified electors to vote in the 2023 election.

Monroe County Assistant Prosecutor Ragan Lake said the two witnesses did not appear despite being served subpoenas to attend court Monday.

Sadman was charged with forging a signature on an absentee ballot, election law forgery, two counts of aiding an unqualified elector in an attempt to vote and making a false statement on an absentee ballot.

All are felonies except the making a false statement on an absentee ballot charge, which is a misdemeanor. Judge Alexis Krot in Hamtramck's 31st District Court

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