Ex-Governor of Michigan, Is Among 9 Officials Charged <br />in Flint Water Crisis.<br />The charges involving ex-Governor Rick Snyder are the <br />result of what has been described as "the largest criminal <br />investigation in the history of the state of Michigan.".<br />A switch in the supply of water directed <br />to Flint, MI, in 2014 resulted in dangerously high <br />levels of lead in the community's tap water.<br />Water from the Flint River was <br />redirected in order to cut costs. .<br />Pure and simple, this case is about justice, truth, accountability, poisoned children, lost lives, shattered families that are still <br />not whole .., Kym Worthy, Wayne County Prosecutor, <br />via NBC News.<br />... and simply giving a damn about <br />all of humanity, Kym Worthy, Wayne County Prosecutor, <br />via NBC News.<br />Snyder pleaded not guilty to<br />the two misdemeanor charges.<br />The eight other officials who worked under <br />Snyder have been charged with crimes as <br />serious as involuntary manslaughter.<br />A class-action lawsuit related to the scandal resulted <br />in a $600 million settlement for the affected residents
