Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield and his wife will stand trial over the alleged mishandling of thousands of dollars raised through political funds, a district judge ruled May 30. Chatfield, ...

EAST LANSING – A hearing to decide if former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield should stand trial over a series of alleged financial crimes related to his use of political funds wrapped up Friday ...

Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield (right) and his wife Stephanie Chatfield (left) appear over Zoom for their arraignment in an East Lansing Court on May 2, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols) ...

EAST LANSING — More than $960 for dry cleaning. Over $1,200 for car washes. Nearly $6,300 on clothing. These are purchases government prosecutors allege former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield and ...

LANSING — Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield embezzled public and private funds to support a lavish lifestyle of fine dining, ritzy hotels and trips to exotic locations, Attorney General Dana ...

LANSING, Mich. — Former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, 35-year-old Lee Chatfield of Levering, was bound over to stand trial in Ingham County's 30th Circuit Court on Friday on ...

(WXYZ/AP) — Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield was arraigned on 13 charges Thursday related to the alleged embezzlement of nonprofit funds. Two weeks ago ...

Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield, a Republican from Levering, and his wife, Stephanie Chatfield, pleaded not guilty to embezzlement and conspiracy charges, their attorneys said Thursday ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The former Michigan Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield and his wife Stephanie Chatfield were arraigned Thursday morning over Zoom just two weeks after being charged with ...