LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Sandra Baxter, a fundraising advisor, has pleaded responsible to offering a false assertion in the course of the Unlock Michigan marketing campaign finance investigation.
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Michigan Lawyer Basic Dana Nessel says Baxter pled responsible to 1 rely of “Knowingly and Willfully Providing a Statement to a Peace Officer that the Person Knows Was False or Misleading Regarding a Material Fact in a Criminal Investigation.”
This misdemeanor carries a penalty of as much as one 12 months in jail and/or a advantageous of as much as $2,500.
The Division of Lawyer Basic says that in Might 2021, Robert LaBrant filed a grievance with the Michigan Division of State, alleging a “dark money scheme” to make use of Michigan! My Michigan!, a 501(c)(4) group, to fund the Unlock Michigan poll query initiative in violation of the Michigan Marketing campaign Finance Act.
This grievance was then shared with the Division of Lawyer Basic in June 2022.
The division reviews that Baxter admitted in courtroom that in an examination beneath oath carried out by a Division of Lawyer Basic investigator on March 10, 2023, she knowingly made a false or deceptive assertion concerning a cloth reality within the Unlock Michigan investigation.
“Knowingly providing false information during an investigation undermines the integrity of our legal system,” stated Nessel in a information launch despatched to six Information. “This plea makes clear that those who attempt to deceive investigators will be held accountable. My office remains committed to uncovering the truth and prosecuting individuals who obstruct justice.”
Baxter was initially charged in February 2024 with perjury. The plea listening to was held earlier than Choose James Jamo within the thirtieth Circuit Courtroom in Ingham County. She is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug.13, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.
