Today, Saginaw City Council candidate Eric Eggleston, 53, of Saginaw, was sentenced to 18 months’ probation and ordered to do 140 hours of





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September 4, 2025




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Former Saginaw City Council Candidate Sentenced on Election Law Forgery Charges

*LANSING* – Today, former candidate for the Saginaw City Council, Eric Eggleston, 53, of Saginaw, was sentenced to 18 months’ probation and ordered to do 140 hours of community service for forging signatures on a nominating petition filed with the Saginaw City Clerk’s Office in an unsuccessful attempt to get his name on the 2024 November General Election ballot, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Eggleston was convicted by a Saginaw County jury in June [ [link removed] ] of:


* One count of Conspiracy to do a Legal Act in an Illegal Manner;
* One count of Election Law Forgery; and
* One count of Signing a Nominating Petition as a Circulator When He Was Not the Circulator. 

“When candidates break the law to try to secure a place on the ballot, they undermine the trust voters place in our electoral system,” Nessel said. “My department remains committed to holding those accountable who attempt to cheat the process.”

On July 23, 2024, former Saginaw City Council Member Monique Lamar-Silvia, 64, of Saginaw, fraudulently signed the names of Saginaw voters to a petition form meant to secure Eggleston’s place on the ballot. Eggleston then signed the petition form, falsely certifying that he was the circulator, and submitted the form to the clerk’s office shortly before the filing deadline that same day. Eggleston was not granted placement on the ballot. Lamar-Silvia was sentenced last week [ [link removed] ] to one year of probation with 140 hours of community service after being convicted of similar charges.  

This matter was referred to the Attorney General by the Michigan Department of State following an investigation into a complaint of apparent election fraud made by the Saginaw City Clerk. Eggleston and Lamar-Silvia were charged by the Department of Attorney General in January [ [link removed] ].  

 

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