Heather Lombardini pleads guilty to misdemeanor in Unlock Michigan fundraising scandal
Heather Lombardini, the former head of Michigan Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility, or MCFR, and the co-founder of Bright Spark Strategies consulting firm, pleaded guilty last week to using a computer to commit a crime, a misdemeanor.
Lombardini was set to face trial this week on charges of forgery and uttering and publishing as a result of a probe into the Unlock Michigan ballot proposal, which sought to repeal the state’s gubernatorial emergency powers law in the early days of the pandemic. The effort and MCFR were both connected to former Republican Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey.
Lombardini pleading guilty to a lesser charge also saw her other charges dismissed. She was ordered to pay a fine of $125, the Department of Attorney General confirmed. Lombardini was not ordered to serve probation.
Her July 8 trial date was canceled by the Ingham Circuit Court judge overseeing her case.
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