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.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged Coker in May 2025 with misusing a $25 million appropriation awarded to his nonprofit, Complete Health Park.
Coker allegedly transferred the same amount to IW Consulting, another firm that he owned and operated.
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