Overview
- Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the 16 counts Wednesday, calling the investigation ongoing and noting more charges could follow.
- Prosecutors say Beydoun diverted grant money for personal use, citing forged records and spending on Tunisian rugs, catered dinners tied to then‑Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, furniture and legal bills.
- Investigators report Global Link International did not bring a single business to Michigan while Beydoun paid herself a $550,000 annual salary.
- Roughly $6.3 million tied to the grant remains frozen, and the case is filed in Farmington Hills’ 47th District Court with an arraignment not yet scheduled.
- The funding was a legislator-directed “enhancement” earmark administered by the MEDC that named its recipient and bypassed a competitive process, which the MEDC ended in March 2025 after red flags and which critics now want governed by stricter conflict-of-interest rules.