Former Michigan state House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) and his wife, Stephanie Chatfield, were arraigned Thursday over Zoom in an East Lansing court, as the pair face numerous felonies after the Michigan Attorney General’s Office accused the pair of using various schemes to embezzle nonprofit money to fund luxury vacations and lavish purchases. Nessel announces […] The post Former Speaker Chatfield and his wife plead not guilty to financial felonies appeared first on Michigan Advance.
A married couple who were once top aides to former House Speaker Lee Chatfield plead not guilty to charges alleging embezzled from political action committees and nonprofits.