LANSING – Today, in the 54B District Court in East Lansing, Chief Judge Molly Hennessey Greenwalt bound over Anne and Robert (Rob) Minard (PDF) of Bath Township, to stand trial in the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County, for their role in allegedly misappropriating funds from three non-profits and a Political Action Committee tied to former Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. They were charged in December 2023 with: 

• One Count of Conducting a Criminal Enterprise; a 20-year felony; 

• One Count of Conspiracy to Conduct a Criminal Enterprise, a 20-year felony; 

• Three Counts of False Pretenses - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000, 5-year felonies; 

• One Count of False Pretenses - $20,000 or more but less than $50,000, a 15-year felony; 

• One Count of Embezzlement - $100,000.00 or more; a 20-year felony, and  

• One Count of Filing a False Tax Return; a 5-year felony. 

Anne Minard, 37, has also been charged (PDF) individually with: 

• Two Counts of Embezzlement - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000 from a non-profit or charitable organization, a 10-year felony; and 

• Two Counts of False Pretenses - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000, each 5-year felonies. 

Rob Minard, 47, has been charged (PDF) individually with one additional count of False Pretenses - $1,000 or more but less than $20,000, a 5-year felony. 

“The Minards engaged in a vast, complex scheme of fraud, and through this deception, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from non-profits and political action committees,” Nessel said. “My department is pleased to see this case progress and remains committed to pursuing political operatives who violate the law for their own personal gain.” 

The Minards will next appear in the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County on September 25.