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 text message released Wednesday in court records.
That revelation, along with others about the Whitmer administration's handling of the 2022 state taxpayer funding awarded to Fay Beydoun's Global Link International, came in a 41-page affidavit from Kyle Kolka, a special agent in Attorney General Dana Nessel's office.
Nessel's team is bringing 16 criminal charges against Beydon for misusing the $20 million grant that was meant to establish a business accelerator, according to the court records released Wednesday.
A friend of Whitmer who she appointed the executive board of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Fay Beydoun, a Michigan businesswoman and longtime Democratic donor, was charged Wednesday with allegedly misusing $20 million in state grants,Beydoun has been a prominent figure in Democratic circles for years, contributing tens of thousands of dollars to candidates statewide, including more than $20,000 to Whitmer's campaigns.
She also hosted a Whitmer fundraiser at her home that raised $13,500.
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