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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Cox is a graduate of [[Detroit Catholic Central High School]] and spent time in the [[United States Marine Corps]] before entering college. He graduated from the [[University of Michigan Law School]] in [[1989]] and went to work in the [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] [[Prosecutor|Prosecutor's]] office. In 2000, Cox was appointed Director of the [[Homicide]] Unit, which prosecuted approximately two-thirds of all homicides in [[Michigan]]. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mikecox2006.com/biography.php |title=Mike Cox Biography |publisher=Mike Cox 2006 |accessdate=2007-04-08}}</ref> Cox's older brother, [[Sean Cox]], is a [[federal judge]] on the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan]]. Mike and his wife Laura, current Wayne County Commissioner, have four children. |
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he is a big fat douche bag |
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==Attorney General of Michigan== |
==Attorney General of Michigan== |
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Cox has also aggressively prosecuted deadbeat parents, including a public relations campaign which called attention to the issue of unpaid child support through billboards and other forms of media. <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hisside.com/3_7_04.htm|title= Michigan Fathers Under Siege |last=Sacks |first=Glenn |date=2004-03-07 |publisher=hisside.com |accessdate=2007-05-31}}</ref> |
Cox has also aggressively prosecuted deadbeat parents, including a public relations campaign which called attention to the issue of unpaid child support through billboards and other forms of media. <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hisside.com/3_7_04.htm|title= Michigan Fathers Under Siege |last=Sacks |first=Glenn |date=2004-03-07 |publisher=hisside.com |accessdate=2007-05-31}}</ref> |
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==2006 election and later== |
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he likes the big boys the really big boys and he likes them black |
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Cox had raised over $1.9 million to contest the 2006 election<!--Dead as of 2007-04-08: [http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/cfr/dumpimages/2737411.pdf]--> and on November 7, 2006, was re-elected to a second term as Michigan's Attorney General defeating Democratic candidate Amos Williams. Cox is serving his last term as Attorney General, since Michigan statewide officeholders are limited to 2 terms in office. |
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Cox received nationwide negative press in 2007 when the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that adultery could, at least in theory, be prosecuted as first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a resulting life in prison sentence. This unanimous decision was reached as a result of an appeal sought by Cox's office on a drug case that touched in part on this strange loophole in the law.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/01/24/MNG2ONNQ521.DTL&hw=michigan&sn=001&sc=1000 |title=Life sentence for adultery? Could be |last=Jarvie |first=Jennie |date=2007-01-24 |publisher=SFGate.com |accessdate=2007-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/18/AR2007011801777.html |title=Judge's Footnote On Adultery Stirs a Tempest In Michigan |date=2007-01-19 |publisher=Washington Post |accessdate=2007-07-26}}</ref> |
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In November 2005, Cox himself admitted to committing adultery while accusing [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] lawyer [[Geoffrey Fieger]] of [[blackmail]], claiming that he threatened to reveal the affair if Cox did not drop an investigation into Fieger's alleged campaign finance violations. Cox said his personal conduct was "inexcusable" and had reconciled with his wife. Cox did not publicly reveal the fact that pursuant to MCL 750.30, one of the laws he swore to uphold, adultery is held to constitute a felony. Pursuant to MCL 750.31, however, only Cox himself, his wife, or parties to the marriage (if any) of the co-adulterer or adulterers with whom he committed felonies may pursue a complaint for prosecution of felony adultery. Cox did not recuse himself from the decision to file a complaint for prosecution of his adultery notwithstanding the apparent conflict of interest. |
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Cox is a rumored candidate to run for Governor of Michigan in 2010 after the term of current governor [[Jennifer Granholm]] expires. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 16:43, 23 January 2008
Mike Cox | |
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| 52nd Michigan Attorney General | |
| In office 2003–2010 | |
| Governor | Jennifer M. Granholm |
| Deputy | Carol Isaacs |
| Preceded by | Jennifer M. Granholm |
Mike Cox (born 1961) is the 52nd Michigan Attorney General, having served since January 1, 2003. He is the first Republican in 48 years to serve as Attorney General of Michigan. He won re-election in 2006, defeating Democratic candidate Amos Williams, an attorney from Detroit. Current Michigan Governor, Jennifer M. Granholm preceded him as the state's 51st Attorney General.
Early life
Cox is a graduate of Detroit Catholic Central High School and spent time in the United States Marine Corps before entering college. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1989 and went to work in the Wayne County Prosecutor's office. In 2000, Cox was appointed Director of the Homicide Unit, which prosecuted approximately two-thirds of all homicides in Michigan. [1] Cox's older brother, Sean Cox, is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Mike and his wife Laura, current Wayne County Commissioner, have four children.
Attorney General of Michigan
Cox was elected Attorney General in 2002 and sworn into office on January 1, 2003. Within days of taking office, Cox created the Child Support Division, a first-of-its-kind program to collect child support. By combining public awareness with targeted prosecutions, the division collected more than $35.3 million on behalf of more than 3,500 Michigan children in its first four years. In 2004, Cox received the Golden Hearts Award from the Association for Children for Enforcement of Support, the nation's largest child support organization, and reorganized the Child and Public Protection Unit, making Michigan one of the most aggressive states in the nation to tackle the growing problem of Internet predators. Since taking office, Cox's unit continues to arrest more Internet predators than any state other than Texas.
From 2003-2006, Cox's Consumer Protection Division returned a record $43.4 million to the State of Michigan. During the same period, he prevented $1.78 billion in utility rate increases.
In 2003, Cox formed the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) to uncover public corruption and solve cold case homicides.
Cox has collected more money (more than $70 million) than was collected by the Health Care Fraud Division in their first 24 years of existence (less than $20 million). He drafted the Medicaid Whistleblower Protection Act, legislation against Medicaid fraud, which provides financial incentives to those who assist in the investigation or prosecution of a violator of the Medicaid False Claims Act. Cox spearheaded the drafting and passage of legislation requiring mandatory criminal background checks of employees in residential care facilities, including nursing homes, to safeguard Michigan seniors.
Cox has also fought to protect the Great Lakes from aquatic nuisance species and biological pollutants by challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency to regulate ballast water discharges.
Cox has also aggressively prosecuted deadbeat parents, including a public relations campaign which called attention to the issue of unpaid child support through billboards and other forms of media. [2]
2006 election and later
Cox had raised over $1.9 million to contest the 2006 election and on November 7, 2006, was re-elected to a second term as Michigan's Attorney General defeating Democratic candidate Amos Williams. Cox is serving his last term as Attorney General, since Michigan statewide officeholders are limited to 2 terms in office.
Cox received nationwide negative press in 2007 when the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that adultery could, at least in theory, be prosecuted as first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a resulting life in prison sentence. This unanimous decision was reached as a result of an appeal sought by Cox's office on a drug case that touched in part on this strange loophole in the law.[3][4]
In November 2005, Cox himself admitted to committing adultery while accusing Oakland County lawyer Geoffrey Fieger of blackmail, claiming that he threatened to reveal the affair if Cox did not drop an investigation into Fieger's alleged campaign finance violations. Cox said his personal conduct was "inexcusable" and had reconciled with his wife. Cox did not publicly reveal the fact that pursuant to MCL 750.30, one of the laws he swore to uphold, adultery is held to constitute a felony. Pursuant to MCL 750.31, however, only Cox himself, his wife, or parties to the marriage (if any) of the co-adulterer or adulterers with whom he committed felonies may pursue a complaint for prosecution of felony adultery. Cox did not recuse himself from the decision to file a complaint for prosecution of his adultery notwithstanding the apparent conflict of interest.
Cox is a rumored candidate to run for Governor of Michigan in 2010 after the term of current governor Jennifer Granholm expires.
References
- ^ "Mike Cox Biography". Mike Cox 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ Sacks, Glenn (2004-03-07). "Michigan Fathers Under Siege". hisside.com. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ Jarvie, Jennie (2007-01-24). "Life sentence for adultery? Could be". SFGate.com. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ "Judge's Footnote On Adultery Stirs a Tempest In Michigan". Washington Post. 2007-01-19. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
External links
- Mike Cox biography
- Michigan Attorney General (official site)
- Michigan Republican Party (official site)
- Opposition site (Michigan Democratic Party)