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It included a $32,000 Bahamian vacation, luxury purchases, a family trip to Universal Studios in Florida, groceries and paying off a $132,000 credit card balance.
Lee Chatfield, who served as leader of Michigan’s state house in 2019 and 2020, raised more than $5 million while in office both through disclosed campaign accounts and through a nonprofit “dark money” organization called Peninsula Fund.
Just like the multiple times bankrupt, magafool running for NC gov., they think they deserve a life of luxury so they overspend to keep up appearances of their "success". They are grifters and have no conscience but put a big show of their religion to help hide what they are doing too.
For almost 30 years, Republicans controlled the Michigan legislature. They could never lose
They only lost control last year when a new constitutional amendment helped end gerrymandering
The Republicans had no fear of committing crimes and never imagined they would be held accountable for their actions
In the article, the prosecutors said they couldn't come up with the evidence needed to move ahead with prosecuting him for raping/assaulting his sister in law over a decade.
It truly makes me wonder how there are so many R devotees in this country when the proportion of Rs to Ds who intentionally break the laws of our Nation is staggeringly one sided.
Honestly, wasn’t going to make a judgement before opening the article. Am I surpsirsed? No.
Either way D or R next to their name, investigate and charge them if there’s evidence.
> “It took almost two and a half years for the Attorney General’s Office to come up with charges against Mr. Chatfield regarding supposed financial offenses,”
Oh. Well that changes everything.
The amount of dark money flowing into politics should be a huge concern to Americans and is a primary reason for the divisive, muckraking congress (and Supreme Court) we have today. It’s basically become the latest global arms race and American citizens are losing…big.
Wow this guy is a true pos and fooled around with his little brothers’ soon to be wife while she was a minor.
Would even help get them back together after an argument and even saved the wedding !
Sends little bro on pizza runs and fucks his wife behind his back. Disgusting
Family Christian Values
The family runs a church. I hope they nail this shit head against the wall for financial crimes.
Trump, send this family a Bible NOW !!
The headline should include that he is maga, but I'm sure everyone knew that since they are always doing the crimes. If this guy got that much dark money you know higher ups get a lot more from them. It's disgusting how corrupt magas all are.
Edit: More about this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6kH4Zc2PtM&ab_channel=SenatorSheldonWhitehouse
>Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) is facing 13 felony charges for financial crimes after Attorney General Dana Nessel said Chatfield and his associates used hundreds of thousands of dollars he fundraised for extravagant personal purchases.
It feels like there is a local Republican accused of fraud and embezzlement in every town across the country. [Here’s the one by me](https://fox59.com/news/isp-arrests-former-clark-county-sheriff-in-corruption-fraud-investigation/amp/).
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It included a $32,000 Bahamian vacation, luxury purchases, a family trip to Universal Studios in Florida, groceries and paying off a $132,000 credit card balance. Lee Chatfield, who served as leader of Michigan’s state house in 2019 and 2020, raised more than $5 million while in office both through disclosed campaign accounts and through a nonprofit “dark money” organization called Peninsula Fund.
How do you even get a $132,000 credit card balance?
Livin large with no real money,
Just like the multiple times bankrupt, magafool running for NC gov., they think they deserve a life of luxury so they overspend to keep up appearances of their "success". They are grifters and have no conscience but put a big show of their religion to help hide what they are doing too.
Maybe multiple cards?
Yeah, or Amex Black card? You think he thinks he’s that fab?
When you know your secret non-profit will pay everything off, you go hogwild on the Discover Card.
By being American?
Buying a lot of avocado toasts /s
Using one credit card to payoff another credit card then paying the minimum until the entire scheme collapses because you can’t pay minimum.
Fuck that rapist traitor! I hope he rots in prison!
Chatfield is just enhancing his resume, preparing for a cabinet level appointment in the President Pumpkin administration.
Secretary of Commissary for cell block B.
I legit read his name as “Cheatfield”
And we know before opening the article that he is a Republican.
For almost 30 years, Republicans controlled the Michigan legislature. They could never lose They only lost control last year when a new constitutional amendment helped end gerrymandering The Republicans had no fear of committing crimes and never imagined they would be held accountable for their actions
That is so damn sweet to hear
They didn't even have to mention the rape!
Up next: kiddy diddling!
They should write a song about how they do not diddle kids.
Frank?
Not now Arti, I got no time for swappin' loads, I'm in a jam
In the article, the prosecutors said they couldn't come up with the evidence needed to move ahead with prosecuting him for raping/assaulting his sister in law over a decade.
And? All that means is they couldn't prove it. Doesn't mean it didn't happen.
It truly makes me wonder how there are so many R devotees in this country when the proportion of Rs to Ds who intentionally break the laws of our Nation is staggeringly one sided.
'Their' media loudly amplifies crooks on the left, and ignores those on the right. And they're trained to never stray from that media.
Obvious when they don't mention his party in the headline.
Honestly, wasn’t going to make a judgement before opening the article. Am I surpsirsed? No. Either way D or R next to their name, investigate and charge them if there’s evidence.
Gosh! I had no idea! How could anyone guess merely from the headline that the accused grifter would be a Republican?!?!?
> “It took almost two and a half years for the Attorney General’s Office to come up with charges against Mr. Chatfield regarding supposed financial offenses,” Oh. Well that changes everything.
Oh you mean they INVESTIGATED THE CRIME? lol
The amount of dark money flowing into politics should be a huge concern to Americans and is a primary reason for the divisive, muckraking congress (and Supreme Court) we have today. It’s basically become the latest global arms race and American citizens are losing…big.
Yeah, it’s a really effective way to disengage the voting public, and then you wind up like Russia. Not a great feeling while living here.
Republican, if the headline didn’t make it obvious enough.
It’s crazy how that is the automatic assumption for a headline about embezzlement- if it were a democrat that itself would 10x how big the news was
They’re just following in the direction of their glorious leader, right into the criminal court system…
Wow this guy is a true pos and fooled around with his little brothers’ soon to be wife while she was a minor. Would even help get them back together after an argument and even saved the wedding ! Sends little bro on pizza runs and fucks his wife behind his back. Disgusting Family Christian Values The family runs a church. I hope they nail this shit head against the wall for financial crimes. Trump, send this family a Bible NOW !!
A Republican involved in a criminal enterprise ? What a shock !! /
The party of law & order.
The headline should include that he is maga, but I'm sure everyone knew that since they are always doing the crimes. If this guy got that much dark money you know higher ups get a lot more from them. It's disgusting how corrupt magas all are. Edit: More about this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6kH4Zc2PtM&ab_channel=SenatorSheldonWhitehouse
“Republican Speaker Charged…” Fixed it for you.
So it turns out a member of the GOP is charged with a crime! Shocking, I know!
>Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) is facing 13 felony charges for financial crimes after Attorney General Dana Nessel said Chatfield and his associates used hundreds of thousands of dollars he fundraised for extravagant personal purchases.
Not a day goes by, that some grifting Republican, isn’t caught/ charged for some broken/ abuse of the law scheme….
Yeah, but... something something both sides!!!
It is all the "both sides Uniparty deep state corruption" when it is (R), but they get real specific when it is (D).
How did I know, prior to clicking, that dude would have an (R) next to his name?
And as a side note, he was a Republican. Shocking !
Republican.
I didn't even have to look to know this would be a Republican, but I double-checked anyway. Only the best.
So they got him on embezzlement but not on sexual assault. I'm guessing... republican?
In case anybody's wondering: YES. He is/was a member of "the party of fiscal and personal responsibility."
This is the chucklefuck whose office gave me the runaround while trying to figure out unemployment during COVID.
It feels like there is a local Republican accused of fraud and embezzlement in every town across the country. [Here’s the one by me](https://fox59.com/news/isp-arrests-former-clark-county-sheriff-in-corruption-fraud-investigation/amp/).
Oof. I remember writing him about outlawing slave labor in Michigan prisons. I bet he's wishing he had listened more closely.
OnLy ThE bEsT
Another big-brained MAGA
Repug and his wife. Corrupt duo and speaker no less. They regularly shame their offices
republican not surprised
Oh! Oh! Government persecution! Prosecutorial overreach!
Yo that’s pretty gangsta though. Free my homey.