Michigan Attorney General

A Michigan nursing home chain allegedly received millions of dollars for care it never provided, according to an investigation led by David Tanay, chief of the health care fraud division. The Michigan Attorney General's office is involved in the case.

Stephanie Chatfield, wife of former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield, was sentenced to six months of probation and a $2,000 fine after pleading guilty to embezzling funds from a nonprofit linked to her husband's political activities. Lee Chatfield faces 13 felony charges for allegedly diverting over $130,000 in public and private funds for personal use, while his aides Rob and Anne Minard were charged with embezzling $525,000 from the same nonprofit.

Michigan is conducting mandatory public testing of voting machines ahead of the August primary to ensure accuracy and security. The testing, starting July 24, allows voters to observe tabulators counting test ballots, with results stored separately from actual election materials. County clerks oversee equipment selection and maintenance, and all elections use paper ballots machine-counted.

The City of Romulus announced that plans for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility at a former commercial warehouse have been scrapped, with the building to be sold instead. The city filed a pending lawsuit against the facility, citing concerns over its proximity to schools, residential neighborhoods, and wetlands, as well as inadequate infrastructure and violations of zoning ordinances.

Federal immigration officials have abandoned plans to convert a Romulus warehouse into an immigration detention center following a lawsuit filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the city of Romulus. The lawsuit cited concerns about the site's proximity to schools, floodplain status, and inadequate infrastructure, leading to the decision to sell the property instead of proceeding with the facility.

A BP gas station near Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus is under investigation by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel for allegedly charging up to 72% more than competitors. The station, operated by William Bazzi of M-Twelve Fuels, LLC, has faced over 16 consumer complaints in 2025 and 2026, with recent prices as high as $5.89 per gallon for cash compared to nearby stations charging $3.48 to $4.07. Prices dropped to $5.14 per gallon after a confrontation with investigators.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 20 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration's executive order prohibiting federal contractors from engaging in 'racially discriminatory DEI activities.' The lawsuit argues the order is unclear, violates the Administrative Procedure Act by lacking public notice, and risks disrupting state services by imposing ambiguous contract terms.