Overview
- Andrea Bradley-Baskin, Nancy Williams, Avery Bradley and Dwight Rashad face conspiracy to commit wire fraud charges, with additional counts including money laundering and a false statement to federal agents.
- All four pleaded not guilty at their arraignment and were released on unsecured bonds reportedly set at $10,000 each.
- Prosecutors allege ward funds were diverted for personal use, citing $70,000 used to buy a bar stake, about $203,000 taken from a legal settlement, payments for nonresident rent, and a lease on a Ford Expedition.
- Williams allegedly ran Guardian & Associates, appointed in more than 1,000 Wayne County cases, while Bradley and Bradley-Baskin’s firm represented the agency and Rashad operated group homes housing wards.
- The FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation led the probe with assistance from the Wayne County Probate Court, and the case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert A. Moran and John Neal, with authorities seeking public tips.