I love Dana Nessel.
As reported by Michigan Public, the only reason she was able to look at Lecherous Lee’s “non-profits” was clues provided by his sister-in-law, secondary to accusations that he had sexually assaulted her as a minor.

His pedophilic rape wasn’t prosecutable for lack of evidence, but it is good to see a full-spectrum slimeball going down for simple corruption because a woman stood up for herself.
#crime #DanaNessel #GOPCorruption #LeeChatfield #Michigan https://mastodon.world/@newsviews/112282567802690430

AG #DanaNessel announced Tues she would close her investigation into allegations of #SexualAssault levied by the fmr speaker's sister-in-law, Rebekah Chatfield -a decision the woman's lawyer described as "crushing."
Nessel praised Rebekah Chatfield for coming forward & credited her for providing the probable cause needed to launch the investigation in Jan2022. But there was not enough evidence to prosecute #LeeChatfield to meet a standard of proof that is "beyond a reasonable doubt” Nessel said.

Allegations of #SexualAssault against fmr #Michigan House Speaker #LeeChatfield were enough to spur an investigation that ended in 13 charges for alleged #financial #crimes on Tues, but fell short of securing charges in the woman's own case.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/16/closure-of-lee-chatfield-sex-assault-investigation-crushing-rebekah-chatfield-lawyer-says/73345039007/

FYI, #LeeChatfield was one of the two representatives from #Michigan that #Trump summoned to the White House when he was attempting to get battleground states to send fake electors.

"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.

#law

Dana Nessel Levels 13 Criminal Charges Against Former Michigan GOP House Speaker Lee Chatfield
Michigan's AG Dana Nessel announced multiple criminal charges against the state's former GOP Speaker of the House, Lee Chatfield, and his wife Stephanie.

Chatfield is accused of using nonprofit funds for
https://newsviews.online/2024/04/16/dana-nessel-levels-13-criminal-charges-against-former-michigan-gop-house-speaker-lee-chatfield/
#crime #DanaNessel #GOPCorruption #LeeChatfield #Michigan

#Michigan police began probing #LeeChatfield, a #Republican, around Jan 2022 after a complaint was filed by his sister-in-law, Rebekah Chatfield, who said she'd been #SexuallyAbused by Lee Chatfield beginning when she was 15.

The investigation into Rebekah Chatfield's claims has focused on the fmr lawmaker's use of millions in political contributions he collected while MI House speaker in 2019 & 2020. Chatfield maintained multiple *nonprofit* orgs that raised & spent money, largely in secret.

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.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/16/lee-chatfield-michigan-house-dana-nessel-criminal-investigation/73341391007/

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/