Overview
- Shawn Wilmoth and Willie Reed were found guilty of conducting a criminal enterprise, election-law forgery, and related felonies in Macomb County.
- Jamie Wilmoth-Goodin was acquitted of all charges after the weeks-long trial.
- Prosecutors said campaigns paid more than $700,000 to businesses tied to the defendants for signature collection that included tens of thousands of forgeries.
- The Michigan Bureau of Elections identified the bogus signatures in 2022, leading to charges filed by Attorney General Dana Nessel in 2023.
- Sentencing is scheduled for March 18 before Judge James Maceroni, with several convictions carrying potential 20-year maximums.