MOUNT CLEMENS (WWJ) – The mayor of Eastpointe has been arraigned on fraud charges stemming from the use of federal COVID-19 relief money.
Mayor Monique Owens is accused of fraudulently applying for a grant under the CARES ACT in November 2020, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office. Owens received $10,000 from the Macomb County grant, officials said.
Owens was arraigned Thursday and charged with false pretenses, $1,000 or more but less than $20,000. That’s a felony that carries a penalty of up to five years.
Bond was set at $10,000. Her next court date is scheduled for April 11.
No further details on the case have been released, including what false pretenses Owens was allegedly acting under or how the money was used.
“I will not shy away from public corruption cases,” Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido said, per a press release.
“This is not the first time my office has authorized charges involving a public servant during my two years as a county prosecutor. I ran for office to clean up public corruption,” he said.
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