Michigan Attorney General to Charge 3 People in Flint Water Crisis

The Flint Water Plant tower in Flint, Mich., on Jan. 13, 2016. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette will announce charges against three people for their involvement in the Flint water crisis, ABC News reports. 

The charges stemming from the investigation will include felonies. 

Up to 12,000 children were exposed to dangerous levels of lead.

Schuette will make a formal announcement of the charges on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. 

Among the charged are one Flint water department employee and two mid-level engineers with Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. One of them will be charged for falsifying government documents. 

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