More Michigan MAGAts charged.

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is bringing criminal charges against 2 prominent Republican political fundraisers who were involved in allegedly using nonprofits to conceal the identity of donors to the Unlock Michigan petition campaign:

Nessel levels charges against two GOP political fundraisers in campaign against Whitmer

Craig Mauger
The Detroit News
February 21, 2024

Lansing — Attorney General Dana Nessel unveiled criminal charges Wednesday against two longtime Republican fundraisers who were allegedly involved in an effort to conceal the names of donors to a campaign to reduce Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Heather Lombardini and Sandy Baxter helped raise money for the Unlock Michigan ballot proposal committee in 2020 and 2021 through nonprofit organizations that didn't have to identify their contributors to get around campaign finance disclosure requirements, Nessel said at a press conference.

If the donors had given directly to the controversial Unlock Michigan petition effort, the committee would have had to report their names. The two nonprofits, both tied to then-Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, gave about $2.7 million to Unlock Michigan.

“It was done specifically with the intent to evade that very reporting that is required under the Michigan Campaign Finance Act," said Nessel, who's a Democrat.

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The Detroit News never disappoints in managing to get in a dig by pointing out that AG Nessel is "a Democrat." Fluff off.