Former Michigan House leader, wife plead not guilty to misusing political funds

Former Michigan House leader, wife plead not guilty to misusing political funds

The former leader of the Michigan House and his wife have pleaded not guilty to financial charges arising from an investigation of how they spent money from unregulated political funds.

Former Michigan House leader, wife plead not guilty to misusing political funds

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The former leader of the Michigan House and his wife have pleaded not guilty to financial charges arising from an investigation of how they spent money from unregulated political funds. Lee Chatfield and Stephanie Chatfield appeared in a Lansing-area court by video conference from Kentucky, where they plan to attend the Kentucky Derby. Chatfield, a Republican, was speaker of the House in 2019 and 2020. He is accused of…

Former Michigan House leader, wife plead not guilty to misusing political funds

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The former leader of the Michigan House and his wife pleaded not guilty Thursday to financial charges arising from an investigation of how they spent money from unregulated political funds. Lee Chatfield and Stephanie Chatfield appeared in a Lansing-area court by video conference from Kentucky, where they plan to attend the Kentucky Derby. Chatfield, a Republican, was speaker of the House from 2019 to 2020. He is accus…

Former MI House Speaker Lee Chatfield, wife Stephanie plead not guilty

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The former Michigan Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield and his wife, Stephanie Chatfield, are being arraigned Thursday morning two weeks after being charged with several felonies. Both have entered pleas of not guilty. The judge has set a probable cause hearing for June 6 and a preliminary examination for June 13. During Thursday's hearing, the prosecution did ask for the Chatfields to turn over their passports due to rec…

Ex-Michigan Speaker Pleads Not Guilty

Former Michigan House speaker Lee Chatfield (R) and his wife "pleaded not guilty Thursday to financial charges arising from an investigation of how they spent money from unregulated political funds," the AP reports.They are accused of using money for personal travel, housing and other benefits w

Former Michigan House leader, wife plead not guilty to misusing political funds

The former leader of the Michigan House and his wife pleaded not guilty Thursday to financial charges arising from an investigation of how they spent money from unregulated political funds. The post Former Michigan House leader, wife plead not guilty to misusing political funds first appeared on Michigan Lawyers Weekly.