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Marlinga Indicted Macomb prosecutor accused of trading favors for donations; feds charge state Sen. Barcia with campaign violations By Tony Manolatos and David Shepardson / The Detroit News Macomb County Prosecutor Carl Marlinga was indicted Thursday on charges that he traded legal favors for campaign contributions. State Sen. James Barcia, D-Bay City, and Warren Realtor Ralph Roberts also were named in the federal indictment that rattles the Democratic Party and suggests justice was for sale in Michigan’s third-largest county. “This case represents part of our efforts to uphold the public’s trust in their elected officials,” said U.S Attorney Jeffrey G....

<p>The continuing federal investigation of Macomb County Prosecutor Carl Marlinga focuses in part on campaign contributions he solicited for state Sen. Jim Barcia , the prosecutor confirmed Monday.</p> <p>St. Clair Shores attorney Dennis Johnston raised or donated at least $2,000 to Barcia’s 2002 campaign at Marlinga’s request, Marlinga said in an interview with The Detroit News. Marlinga asked Johnston for the money because Marlinga had agreed to raise $2,000 for Barcia, who contributed $2,000 to Marlinga’s failed 2002 campaign for Congress.</p>

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Michigan Rep. James Barcia said Thursday that he will leave Congress at the end of his term and run for the state Senate rather than face a friend and fellow Democratic representative in a primary. The congressional districts represented by Barcia and Rep. Dale Kildee were combined in the reapportionment map drawn by the Republican-controlled Michigan Legislature. ``It appears my political opponents seem to have accomplished with redistricting what they couldn't with the ballot,'' said Barcia, a moderate who often voted with Republicans on abortion, tax cuts and other issues during his 10 years in the House....