Prosecutors said Michael Nichols was a key middleman in former sheriff Laurie Smith’s illegal pay-for-play gun permit scheme, introducing executives at AS Solution Inc., a company seeking gun permits, to local lawyers and and the Sheriff's Office. 

The state Attorney General's Office cleared Christopher Schumb of two felony charges Monday morning, citing lack of evidence

The charges name Apple’s Thomas Moyer, insurance broker Harpreet Chadha, Undersheriff Rick Sung and Capt. James Jensen. 

An additional indictment was handed down for Capt. James Jensen, who was among several defendants already charged in the case.