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Gretchen Whitmer Ally Hit With 16 Felony Charges In $20M FRAUD Case
YouTube ^ | 05/08/2026 | Nellie Mirander

Posted on 05/08/2026 7:02:24 PM PDT by SmokingJoe

Summary of the video: The YouTube video (from commentator Nellie Miranda) reports on the criminal charges against Fay Beydoun (also referred to as Febe Dun or similar phonetic spellings), a Michigan businesswoman with close political ties to Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Key Details Charges: Beydoun faces 16 felony counts, including:

One count of conducting a criminal enterprise (up to 20 years). Multiple counts of uttering and publishing, forgery, and related fraud offenses. Allegations: She allegedly misused a $20 million state grant (an earmark from the 2022 budget) awarded to her organization, Global Link International, which was intended for a business accelerator/economic development project via the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). Prosecutors claim funds were diverted for personal enrichment, including luxury purchases (e.g., rugs, furniture, home decor, patio supplies), travel, private dinners, and other questionable expenses like high-end coffee equipment. She is accused of forging documents and misrepresenting expenses.

Connections to Whitmer: Beydoun is described as a donor, political ally, former MEDC appointee/official, and fundraiser for Whitmer. The video and related reporting highlight questions about oversight, political connections, and how the grant was secured and monitored.

The video frames this as an example of government waste, weak oversight in taxpayer-funded "economic development" programs, and insider dealings. It includes news clips (e.g., from Fox 2 and statements by Attorney General Dana Nessel), commentary criticizing such scandals as a recurring pattern, and a call for accountability. There are also sponsor segments (Medicare-related) and standard YouTube calls to action.

Context: This is a recent (as of May 2026) development covered in Michigan media, with ongoing questions about the Whitmer administration's involvement in the grant process. Beydoun's defense and further proceedings would be in court. The video is political commentary from a conservative-leaning perspective.

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1 posted on 05/08/2026 7:02:24 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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Whitmer: “Who????”


2 posted on 05/08/2026 7:11:16 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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Libs of Tik Tok: Gretchen Whitmer's friend and prominent Michigan Democrat Fay Beydoun, indicted on 16 felony charges for allegedly stealing $20 million from the state Whitmer appointed her to a state board who oversaw certain grants. She allegedly applied for a grant with forged documents and used the money for personal https://x.com/i/status/2052616888585216078 Njuu
3 posted on 05/08/2026 7:14:23 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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I weep for my former home state.


4 posted on 05/08/2026 7:15:20 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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conducting a criminal enterprise (up to 20 years). Multiple counts of uttering and publishing, forgery, and related fraud offenses. Allegations: She allegedly misused a $20 million state grant....

Mom: But she is basically still a good girl. Who hasn't done all that stuff from time to time. It's politics.

(TV 4 Detroit local news): ....accused of using $20M state grant to buy rugs, private dinners, home decor...facing 16 felony counts.

5 posted on 05/08/2026 7:16:31 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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Mom: But she is basically still a good girl.


Loves her mama / Loves Jesus and America too / She’s a good girl, crazy ‘bout Elvis / Loves horses and her boyfriend too....


6 posted on 05/08/2026 7:18:29 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: SmokingJoe

Governor “Baby Got The Krazy Eyes’’.


7 posted on 05/08/2026 7:20:11 PM PDT by jmacusa ( Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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“Connections to Whitmer: Beydoun is described as a donor, political ally, former MEDC appointee/official, and fundraiser for Whitmer. “

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She must have a dump truck full of dirt and crimes on The Gretch.

They should tell Fay “Lets play Lets Make a Deal!”

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8 posted on 05/08/2026 7:21:34 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: SmokingJoe
Wonder if it was her "communicant" ?


9 posted on 05/08/2026 7:23:26 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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Italian Trulli
10 posted on 05/08/2026 7:23:36 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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Now do Gretchen.


11 posted on 05/08/2026 7:24:53 PM PDT by madison10
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To: dfwgator

Horses and boyfriends in what order?


12 posted on 05/08/2026 7:34:37 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: jmacusa

It’s the Botox...musta’ seeped into WHitler’s brain after all these years.


13 posted on 05/08/2026 7:36:56 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Photo....

Hate to admit it but you helped me indirectly....I skipped a meal due to nausea and may lose a pound.

Once the late Don Imus read aloud the news story that Saddam Hussein had ED problems and admitted he had to take Viagra and listen to Frank Sinatra’s “Srangers In the Night” with no exceptions, to have sex with his mistress.

Imus: “But I say let’s cut this guy some slack. We don’t know what woman he’s working with over there. She might look like Helen Thomas’s older sister.”


14 posted on 05/08/2026 7:43:05 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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Gretchen Whitmer is EVIL


15 posted on 05/08/2026 7:44:28 PM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization? )
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Drop “ally” from that headline it would be a blockbuster


16 posted on 05/08/2026 8:50:22 PM PDT by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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To: quantim

What ever it is I’ve seen that look in other women’s eyes in my life, especially working in hospitals.

It’s no joke. Pound for pound women, like Baby Krazy Eyes here can be some of the most violent, unpredictable and dangerous people on the planet.

I’d hate to be around her when she’s mad.


17 posted on 05/08/2026 10:33:34 PM PDT by jmacusa ( Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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To: SmokingJoe

Whitmer (who looks like a dominatrix) is going to be the Democrat candidate for President. Mark my words.


18 posted on 05/08/2026 10:47:11 PM PDT by willk (Local news media. Just as big an enemy to this country as national media)
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"reports on the criminal charges against Fay Beydoun (also referred to as Febe Dun or similar phonetic spellings)"

Jo Beydoun?
19 posted on 05/09/2026 12:28:12 AM PDT by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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I aw her name and looked her up immediately when this first posted a few days ago and read this woman is from Lebanon - now you can’t find out that info online. A naturalized citizen now who came here and STOLE from Americans.


20 posted on 05/09/2026 12:43:29 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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