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May 7, 2026 ~ Paul Egan of the Detroit Free Press details Attorney General Dana Nessel’s criminal charges against Fey Beydoun tied to a $20 million state grant.
METRO DETROIT ~ A metro Detroit businesswoman was charged Wednesday, accused of misusing government grant funds, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel stated.
Fay Beydoun, a businesswoman based in Farmington Hills, is accused of spending millions of a $20 million “Michigan enhancement grant” awarded to her company, Global Link International, on personal expenses such as Tunisian rugs, catering, furniture, and gardening supplies. The grant was a legislative earmark awarded to her by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, which Nessel said Beydoun lied to the MEDC about how the funds were being used.
Beydoun faces 16 felony charges, including conducting a criminal enterprise, larceny by conversion, and forgery, in the 47th District Court. Her attorney at Flood law released a statement that said, “For the last six months, our firm has attempted to demonstrate the illogical nature of the allegations against Ms. Beydoun to the Michigan Department of Attorney General. Despite those efforts, it is evident that certain parties felt the need to further this very public spectacle in a way that is neither supported by the evidence that we have seen nor the investigative materials we possess.”
Beydoun is a longtime donor of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, whose office also released a statement that read, “Misuse of taxpayer dollars has no place in Lansing. Anyone who receives taxpayer dollars must follow the law and use those resources appropriately. If that does not happen and someone defrauds the state, they must be held accountable under the law.“
