Overview
- Minard pleaded guilty in Ingham County Circuit Court to embezzling $1,000 to $20,000 from the Peninsula Fund and to filing a false tax return.
- Under the agreement announced by Attorney General Dana Nessel, she must provide truthful testimony in future proceedings and pay full restitution to the Michigan Department of Treasury.
- Sentencing is set for Dec. 3 before Judge James Jamo, with an agreed recommendation of a suspended six-month jail term, 36 months of probation and fines, subject to the court.
- No plea was reached for Robert Minard, who remains charged with multiple felonies tied to an alleged scheme that misappropriated more than $500,000 from nonprofits and PACs.
- Lee and Stephanie Chatfield are scheduled for trial from Sept. 21 to Oct. 9, 2026, in a financial case that stemmed from a separate sexual-assault complaint by a former sister-in-law.