Torch Lake man charged with filing false tax returns in illegal marijuana operation

LANSING

Joseph Willbee, 50, of Torch Lake, was arraigned in the 54A District Court in Lansing before Magistrate Laura Millmore on Sept. 9 on three counts of Filing a False or Fraudulent Income Tax Return, each a 5-year felony, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. It is alleged Willbee failed to file taxes on income from an illegal marijuana growing and distribution operation in Otsego C…