#Chatfield
"Numerous charges during this timeframe were unquestionably personal & only personal," Nessel said of #Chatfield's credit card reimbursements through the Peninsula Fund.
#Republican #LeeChatfield faces a litany of 13 #criminal charges, ranging from embezzlement to conducting a criminal enterprise, for alleged misuse of money from Peninsula Fund, whose donors are kept secret under state & federal #law.
Update:
AG #DanaNessel revealed multiple #criminal charges against fmr #Michigan House Speaker #Republican #LeeChatfield in her office's investigation of #corruption in political spending..
Chatfield allegedly used political nonprofit funds for family trips including to the Bahamas.
Nessel said #Chatfield used private donations from the Peninsula Fund, a nonprofit #social #welfare org, to pay off $132k in charges to his personal credit card.
Nessel's office has been examining whether #Chatfield engaged in a "#criminal enterprise," potentially involving #embezzlement, #bribery, #CampaignFinance violations & #ControlledSubstances, acc/to court documents….
Chatfield was a prolific fundraiser & worked closely w/some Lansing lobbyists. Charges against Chatfield could spur new calls for #ethics reforms in Lansing, where a series of high-profile figures have faced charges in recent years.
AG #DanaNessel's office says it will announce charges in its long-running investigation into fmr #Michigan House Speaker #Republican #LeeChatfield at 2PM ET Tues.
Nessel's media advisory provided no further details of what the charges would be or specifically who will be the subject of the allegations. #Nessel has already charged #Chatfield's top 2 advisors from his term as speaker in the #corruption probe.
Gov #GretchenWhitmer says #Michigan needs #ethics reforms amid #Chatfield probe
Whitmer vowed Wed to enact laws that would make recs from w/in her office & the Legislature publicly available & said MI needs to examine loopholes in #lobbying policies that potentially contributed to actions of fmr House Speaker #LeeChatfield.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2022/12/14/governor-gretchen-whitmer-says-michigan-needs-ethics-lobbying-reforms-amid-lee-chatfied-probe/69727975007/