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LANSING, April 17, 2024 ~ Former Republican State House Speaker Lee Chatfield and his wife, Stephanie, were leveled with charges Tuesday related to alleged embezzlement of non-profits, said Attorney General Dana Nessel.
The charges were uncovered during a probe into allegations from Lee Chatfield’s former sister-in-law that he sexually assaulted her, which Nessel said her office will close without charges due to not enough evidence to prove these allegations “beyond a reasonable doubt.” However, investigations of the 13 financial charges against Lee Chatfield and two charges against his wife are ongoing, with the most serious charge of conducting a criminal enterprise could land him up to 20 years in prison.
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April 17, 2024 ~ Attorney General Dana Nessel filed 13 criminal charges, including embezzlement, against former State House Speaker Lee Chatfield. Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk with Detroit News politics reporter Craig Mauger about what led to the charges amid an ongoing investigation, and the state’s refugee rental aid program.
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