Wife of former Michigan House speaker sentenced for embezzling from campaign fund he controlled

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 527

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Stephanie Chatfield, the wife of former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield, was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty last month to embezzling from the Peninsula Fund, a nonprofit campaign fund controlled by Lee and his associates, Robert and Anné Minard.

Stephanie Chatfield was initially charged in April 2024 with one count each of embezzlement from a nonprofit organization and conspiracy to commit embezzlement from a nonprofit organization. She and Lee Chatfield were set to go to …

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