Michigan AG Takes Heat For Lack Of Action On 15 Alleged Criminal Mortgage Fraud Cases Referred By State Finance Regulator

In Lansing, Michigan, The Michigan Messenger reports:

• State Democrats are calling for greater accountability from Attorney General Mike Cox, whom they accuse of not acting on 15 cases of alleged criminal mortgage fraud forwarded from the state’s Office of Financial and Insurance Services since Jan. 1, 2008.

• “It’s horrifying,” said state Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, an East Lansing Democrat who is likely going to run for attorney general in 2010. Last week, Cox officially declared his intention to run for governor. “One of the things I am going to do is call on the Judiciary Committee to call a hearing. I will formally request that of Chairman [Sen. Wayne] Kuipers,” Whitmer said, referring to the Holland Republican who chairs the panel.

• Matt Frendewey, a Cox spokesman, has repeatedly refused to return calls for comment about what his boss, who is facing a crowded Republican gubernatorial race, has done to address the referrals from the Office of Financial and Insurance Services.

For more, see Whitmer says AG Cox needs to answer questions about inaction on alleged mortgage fraud cases.