The upcoming trial of two former Michigan House staffers could pull back the curtain on how secret political money flows ...

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 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, ...

Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield (right) and his wife Stephanie Chatfield (left) leave court after their preliminary exam as the couple face multiple charges related to embezzlement on Feb.

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, 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 ...

Lansing — Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield is set to appear next week for a preliminary examination in an Ingham County courtroom where a judge will decide whether there's enough evidence ...

EAST LANSING — Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield continued his preliminary exam Thursday as prosecutors detailed payments that they say show his embezzlement of thousands of dollars of ...