Nation Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder faces 2 misdemeanor charges of willful neglect of duty in Flint water crisis January 13, 2021 Joe Guillen and Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder faces 2 misdemeanor charges of willful neglect of duty in Flint water crisis Each charge against the state's former Republican governor is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison or a fine of $1,000 or less.