Felony charges dismissed for Hamtramck City Council member accused of election fraud

 Felony charges against a Hamtramck City Council member for his alleged role in election fraud were dismissed on Monday. Council member Muhtasin Sadman was initially charged with five counts, including forging a signature on an absentee ballot application, forgery, two counts of unqualified elector attempting to vote, and making a false statement on an absentee ballot application. Two key witnesses failed to appear, and the judge dismissed Sadman’s felony charges without prejudice. However, prosecutors asked the judge to send the misdemeanor charges against him forward to a pretrial hearing. The judge granted the request.