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(Crystal A. Proxmire, June 23, 2015)
 
Deborah Wilson has been given a sentence of 1-15 years’ incarceration, but could be out on parole in as little as ten months, according to The Detroit News.
Wilson had been given probation after entering a no contest plea on Jan. 22 to two counts of second-degree home invasion and one drug possession count. She had been working as the Executive Director of the Ferndale Housing Commission when she was caught going into the dinos02sidelogo3homes of senior and disabled residents and stealing their prescription pain medications and swapping them with over the counter pills.
Wilson was sentenced to probation on Feb. 26, and according to the report she showed up at her probation meeting with a .24 blood alcohol. She was hospitalized but then appeared before a March 19 probation meeting and had a .11 blood alcohol level. On April 23 she was then arrested in Kalamazoo County after fleeing from police at speeds over 90 mph. Her blood alcohol level was .19. In Michigan a driver with .08 is considered intoxicated.
According to The Detroit News, Judge Denise Langford-Morris stated of Wilson “I deem you a danger to the community,” and sentenced her to serve one year to 15 years with credit for 56 days served, plus a recommendation that any parole include supervision, substance abuse counseling and mental health treatment.lisa schmidt law
As Wilson now sits in jail, the Ferndale Housing Commission is beginning to sort out all the problems she left behind. A recent HUD report found that Wilson’s $130,000 severance package was not justified and that Wilson had used funds meant to serve low income residents for her own use. The report included ineligible expenses, misuse of credit cards, inappropriate bidding practices and contracts, physical conditions of the buildings, overcharging low income residents for maintenance, customer service issues, and more. On Tuesday a group of residents and activists walked from Autumn House Apartments to Ferndale City Hall to express the need for air conditioning in the building.
Ferndale 115_FFLFor the Detroit News Article on Wilson’s Court Appearance , see: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2015/06/22/ferndale-housing-director-sentenced-pills/29130261/
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