Businesswoman with Close Ties to Whitmer Facing Criminal Charges

AG Nessel charges Whitmer appointee Fay Beydoun with embezzling tax dollars through shady $20 million grant

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Wednesday detailed criminal charges against Detroit businesswoman Fay Beydoun, the former vice chair of the Michigan Democratic Party. Beydoun, 62, faces 16 counts including conducting a criminal enterprise, forgery, uttering and publishing, larceny by conversion, and larceny for allegedly embezzling taxpayer dollars through a $20 million grant for Global Link International approved by Gov. Gretchen Whitm…

Businesswoman with close ties to Whitmer facing criminal charges

Fay Beydoun, who has close ties to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, is accused of stealing part of a $20 million state funding measure for a nonprofit organization.

Whitmer administration entangled in criminal case against Beydoun

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration entangled in criminal case against businesswoman Fay Beydoun

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer approved a $20 million grant benefiting one of her campaign donors, and a prominent businessman tied to the project told the House speaker there will be "no negotiations" about it, according to a ...