Overview
- Stephanie Chatfield pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of embezzlement from the Peninsula Fund, a 501(c)(4) political nonprofit once tied to her husband.
- Under the plea agreement the state will dismiss the other felony charge and the court will place her on probation with a sentencing hearing set for July.
- Prosecutors allege the investigation found donor money was used for personal expenses, including more than $130,000 in payments on Lee Chatfield’s personal credit card and other luxury purchases.
- Two former top aides, Rob and Anne Minard, previously pleaded guilty to related charges, were sentenced in December 2025, and have agreed to cooperate and testify against Lee Chatfield.
- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said the prosecutions enforce rules that keep nonprofits from becoming personal slush funds and the office continues to pursue multiple counts against Lee Chatfield in the larger criminal enterprise case.