The effort could test the Michigan public's desire to rein in energy and health care companies that have become major forces in state politics.

Former Speaker of the Michigan House Lee Chatfield and his wife, Stephanie Chatfield, will stand trial for financial crimes, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday.

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 ...

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.

Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield will stand trial on charges that he stole and embezzled from his political accounts and taxpayers to pay for vacations, meals and other personal expenses.

GOP former House Speaker Lee Chatfield and his wife will face trial on felony charges tied to the alleged misuse of state, campaign and nonprofit cash.

Lee Chatfield from Emmet County was Michigan’s house speaker in 2019 and 2020. Friday, Chatfield was in court for a preliminary exam on embezzlement charges.