Stephanie Chatfield, 38, of Levering, pled guilty Tuesday in Ingham County Circuit Court to one felony count of Embezzlement from a Non-Profit, $200-$1,000, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
Per a plea and sentencing agreement submitted to the court, Chatfield will serve a term of probation as determined by the court and, upon successful completion of that term of probation, the remaining counts against her will be dismissed.
Chatfield was charged in April of 2024 with one count each of embezzlement from a non-profit organization and conspiracy to commit embezzlement from a non-profit organization.
She was bound over to stand trial on these charges last year.
As the non-profit Peninsula Fund is now defunct, no restitution is likely to be ordered.
“Non-profits and 501(c)4 organizations are meant to support the public welfare and wellbeing, they’re not a personal slush fund for the politically connected,” said Nessel. “These are strictly regulated accounts and that regulation relies, in-part, on honest operations and truthful financial reporting. When public oversight fails to hold their operators accountable to their mission, and their donors, my office will act to maintain the public integrity, including, when necessary, by securing criminal convictions such as this one.”
Chatfield is scheduled for sentencing on July 20.
Per a plea and sentencing agreement submitted to the court, Chatfield will serve a term of probation as determined by the court and, upon successful completion of that term of probation, the remaining counts against her will be dismissed.
Chatfield was charged in April of 2024 with one count each of embezzlement from a non-profit organization and conspiracy to commit embezzlement from a non-profit organization.
She was bound over to stand trial on these charges last year.
As the non-profit Peninsula Fund is now defunct, no restitution is likely to be ordered.
“Non-profits and 501(c)4 organizations are meant to support the public welfare and wellbeing, they’re not a personal slush fund for the politically connected,” said Nessel. “These are strictly regulated accounts and that regulation relies, in-part, on honest operations and truthful financial reporting. When public oversight fails to hold their operators accountable to their mission, and their donors, my office will act to maintain the public integrity, including, when necessary, by securing criminal convictions such as this one.”
Chatfield is scheduled for sentencing on July 20.
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