Nessel's media advisory provided no further details of what the charges would be or specifically who will be the subject of the allegations. #Nessel has already charged #Chatfield's top 2 advisors from his term as speaker in the #corruption probe.
#Michigan police began probing #LeeChatfield, a #Republican, around Jan 2022 after a complaint was filed by his sister-in-law, Rebekah Chatfield, who said she'd been #SexuallyAbused by Lee Chatfield beginning when she was 15.
The investigation into Rebekah Chatfield's claims has focused on the fmr lawmaker's use of millions in political contributions he collected while MI House speaker in 2019 & 2020. Chatfield maintained multiple nonprofit orgs that raised & spent money, largely in secret.