BREAKING NEWS: Democrat-Donor and Whitmer-Appointee Fay Beydoun Hit With Criminal Charges Over $20 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme.
SHOCKING DETAIL: Of the $1.35 million spent and documented in reports to the MEDC, less than $20,000 could be attributed to business accelerator purposes spelled out in the statutory language awarding the grant, according to the Attorney General's office.
EXAMPLES OF HOW MONEY WAS USED
> $4,500 for a coffee maker.
> $11,000 first-class plane ticket.
> $408,000 in salaries over 3 months for 2 people.
> $6,148 on two handmade rugs from Tunisia.
> $11,325 on a forged legal invoice.
> $40,800 check to Salhab Enterprises for "fully furnished 2 units," yet the address led to a vacant lot.
Democrat donor and Whitmer-appointee Fay Beydoun was not just a grant recipient. She was a sitting member of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Board—the very body charged with overseeing and implementing the $20 million taxpayer-funded grant she sought and ultimately received.
Let that sink in: a politically connected Democrat insider, serving in a key role on the MEDC Board, pursued and secured a massive public grant through the same system in which she held influence.