Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield Faces Embezzlement Charges for Alleged Misuse of Over $130,000 in Nonprofit Funds

Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield faces 13 criminal charges, including embezzlement and conducting a criminal enterprise, for alleged misuse of funds from a political nonprofit.

Chatfield allegedly used over $130,000 from the Peninsula Fund for personal expenses like family trips and credit card charges.

His wife, Stephanie Chatfield, also faces criminal charges for her alleged participation in misusing the nonprofit's funds.

Two former Chatfield staffers were previously charged with embezzlement in the ongoing corruption investigation.

The charges could spur new ethics reform calls, coming a year after another former Michigan House Speaker, Rick Johnson, was criminally charged.