Former aide to Michigan’s ex-House Speaker to stand trial on embezzlement charges

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: May 28, 2026

Words: 366

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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David Coker Jr., a former aide to ex-House Speaker Jason Wentworth (R-Farwell), will stand trial in circuit court on charges including embezzlement and criminal enterprise over his management of a state grant, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office announced Wednesday.

Nessel charged Coker in May 2025 with misusing a $25 million appropriation awarded to his nonprofit, Complete Health Park, to create a health and recreation complex. The money was included in the state’s …

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