People v. DeWald
Michigan Court of Appeals
267 Mich.App. 365, 705 N.W.2d 167 (2005)

- Written by Rich Walter, JD
Facts
The State of Michigan (plaintiff) prosecuted Jerome DeWald (defendant) for the crime of false pretenses. Trial evidence showed that, during the 2000 presidential campaign, DeWald operated two political action committees (PACs). In order to solicit donor contributions, DeWald knowingly and intentionally misrepresented one PAC as supporting the Democratic candidate, and the other PAC as supporting the Republican candidate. In reliance on those misrepresentations, donors contributed $700,000 to the two PACs. In fact, none of the donations went to the candidates or their campaigns. A jury convicted DeWald, and he appealed to the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)
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