OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. \u2013 The Oakland County Sheriff\u2019s Office completed an investigation into West Bloomfield Township Trustee Jibran \u201cJim\u201d Manna following allegations that covert recording devices were installed without consent.<\/p>\n
The investigation began after the West Bloomfield Township Police Department received a report on Aug. 9.<\/p>\n
Because the allegations involved a sitting township official, the West Bloomfield Police Department referred the matter to the Oakland County Sheriff\u2019s Office for an independent investigation.<\/p>\n
Sheriff\u2019s Office detectives obtained and executed search warrants at Manna\u2019s residence and office.<\/p>\n
Investigators recovered multiple electronic devices and other evidence. <\/p>\n
The Sheriff\u2019s Office Computer Crimes Unit is examining the recovered devices, officials said.<\/p>\n
Manna, 65, was taken into custody Aug. 9 and lodged at the Oakland County Jail.<\/p>\n
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald has charged West Bloomfield Township Trustee Jibran Manna, 65, with allegedly placing hidden surveillance cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms of two adult women. (Oakland County Jail)Charges authorized<\/p>\n
On Aug. 12, detectives submitted their investigation to the Oakland County Prosecutor\u2019s Office for review. The prosecutor\u2019s office authorized charges Thursday (Aug. 13), against Manna:<\/p>\n
Two counts of capturing or distributing an image of an unclothed person, a five-year felony<\/p>\n
Five counts of eavesdropping by installing or using a device, a two-year felony<\/p>\n
Manna is expected to be arraigned Friday, Aug. 14, in 48th District Court.<\/p>\n
What investigators found<\/p>\n