Detroit-area businessman gets more than 2 years in prison for paying bribes for marijuana license
A Detroit-area businessman has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for bribing the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board
By AP News
Published - Sep 14, 2023, 04:36 PM ET
Last Updated - Sep 14, 2023, 04:36 PM EDT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area businessman who bribed the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board was sentenced Thursday to more than two years in federal prison.
John Dalaly said he provided at least $68,200 in cash and other benefits to Rick Johnson, including two private flights to Canada.
Johnson was chairman of the marijuana board for two years before the board was disbanded in 2019. The board reviewed and approved applications to grow and sell marijuana for medical purposes.
Dalaly, 71, had a stake in a company that was seeking a license. He paid Johnson's wife over several months for help with the application process.
