Nation Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder faces 2 misdemeanor charges of willful neglect of duty in Flint water crisis January 13, 2021Joe Guillen and Paul Egan, Detroit Free PressComments 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.