Overview
- Kellie Lauwers, 64, faces one count of embezzlement by an agent or servant of $20,000 to under $50,000 and one count of using a computer to commit a crime, with each charge carrying up to 10 years in prison.
- The Attorney General’s office alleges $35,200 was taken from the Yale Area Chamber of Commerce, where Lauwers served as treasurer from 2019 to February 2025.
- The case is filed in Port Huron’s 72nd District Court, and an arraignment is expected but not yet scheduled.
- Michigan State Police led the investigation, and a warrant was signed by Assistant Attorney General Michael Frezza.
- Court and police records describe alleged activity between December 2022 and July 2024, including a $4,000 mobile deposit on March 28, 2024 bearing Lauwers’ endorsement; her husband, Dan Lauwers, serves as the Michigan Senate Republican minority floor leader and is not charged.