Associates of ex-Michigan House speaker charged with embezzlement; case against Chatfield still open

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel speaks during a news conference on Sept. 19, 2022, outside of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office in Flint, Mich. (Jake May/The Flint Journal)AP

LANSING, MI — Associates of ex-House Speaker Lee Chatfield, the husband and wife duo of Anné and Rob Minard, are collectively facing more than a dozen felony charges for their alleged roles in misappropriating funds tied to the former lawmaker, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday.

“These are concrete abuses in black and white – so much so that, in some instances, it’s obvious that they were counting on the fact that no one would ever review it without probable cause,” she said, in announcing the charges Dec. 21.

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