Updated 7:30 p.m. Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield and his wife, Stephanie Chatfield, have a trial date on charges ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EAST LANSING — More than $960 for dry cleaning. Over $1,200 for car washes. Nearly $6,300 on clothing. These are purchases ...

State prosecutors have reached another plea agreement with a former aide to Ex-Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield, who is set to face trial over a series of alleged financial misconduct crimes. Rob ...

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 ...

Chatfield’s attorney claims the payments were reimbursements for political fundraising expenses and shifts blame to a former aide and law firm. The case raises concerns about the lack of transparency ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lee Chatfield was Michigan House Speaker in 2019 and 2020. While he was a formidable fundraiser, prosecutors say Chatfield and his wife misused money from political funds for personal spending. A ...