LANSING, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — Stephanie Chatfield, the wife of former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield, pleaded guilty Tuesday to an embezzlement charge tied to a nonprofit organization at the center of a long-running investigation by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office.
Stephanie Chatfield, 38, of Levering, pleaded guilty in Ingham County Circuit Court to one count of embezzlement from a nonprofit organization involving between $200 and $1,000.
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Under a plea agreement, Chatfield will be placed on probation. Prosecutors say the remaining charges against her will be dismissed if she successfully completes the probation term.
Chatfield was originally charged in April 2024 with embezzlement and conspiracy to commit embezzlement involving the Peninsula Fund, a nonprofit organization that is now defunct…