Ilitch partner found guilty on firearms charge in Arizona

8.08.08

According to a report by an Arizona newspaper, Detroit casino syndicator Michael J. Malik, Sr., has been found guilty in Arizona court on one count of unlawfully discharging a firearm and will be sentenced for the violation on August 15.

The charges against Malik stem from a 2007 elk hunt in which it was alleged that Malik had strayed onto private property and was shooting his firearm within close proximity of other people's homes.

Michael Malik is an associate and partner of Marian Ilitch and other members of the Detroit-based Ilitch family. Ilitch Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of such household name brands as Little Caesars Pizza, the Detroit Tigers baseball team, Detroit Red Wings NHL franchise and Detroit's MotorCity Casino.

Among other things, Mike Malik is the owner of the 1,000 acre Paradice Hunt Club in Davison, Michigan.

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