LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office cashed a check that it said was necessary for it to release public documents but still haven’t handed over the information more than 150 days after payment, according to a Pulitzer Prize award winning reporter.

Charlie LeDuff works for the conservative Michigan news site Michigan Enjoyer. He put a Freedom of Information Act into Nessel’s office requesting documents related to President Donald Trump’s Justice Department investigation of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of elderly people in nursing homes during the pandemic.

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LeDuff said the AG’s office cashed a $3,147.90 check it required as a down payment for the public documents. He said it’s been 150 days and he still has not received the documents.

“Now, that’s not legal,” LeDuff said.

Michigan FOIA law is vague on when documents have to be released. It does state that government agencies must respond in five days.

Some times, legal action is required to get an agency to release documents.

LeDuff said he has filed a lawsuit against Nessel’s office.

LeDuff won a Pulitzer Prize while working with the Detroit Free Press. His column with the Detroit News was discontinued after he used a coded reference for a slur against women in a social media post referencing Nessel. The coded phrase was “C U Next Tuesday.” Since then, LeDuff has repeatedly made references to “next Tuesday” when reporting on Nessel.

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Nessel’s office didn’t respond to an email seeking comment.