Michigan Attorney General Adds Three Felony Charges Against Fay Beydoun in $20 Million Grant Case
LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on November 13 that Fay Beydoun, 62, of Farmington Hills, was arraigned that day in the 47th District Court in Farmington Hills on three additional felony charges related to the alleged theft of funds from a $20 million state legislative grant awarded to Global Link International (GLI). Beydoun was previously charged in May with 16 felonies.
The new charges allege that in July 2023 Beydoun spent more than $10,000 in GLI funds to purchase high-end furniture never intended for use by GLI; in August 2023 she used $100,000 in GLI funds to purchase membership to the Michigan Founders Fund; and in July 2025 she transferred $500,000 from GLI to fund her legal defense against criminal charges.
Beydoun was arraigned on two counts of Larceny from a Person, each a 10-year felony, concerning the alleged use of GLI funds for her legal expenses and for a donation to the Michigan Founders Fund alleged to be for personal reasons, and one count of Larceny by Conversion, a 5-year felony, for the alleged use of GLI funds to purchase furniture.
Nessel said the newly charged allegations reflect the continued investigative efforts ongoing in her office and a broader extent of Beydoun's alleged expenses made with state grant funding, adding that the case remains a top priority within the department's Financial Crimes Division and that the office looks forward to bringing the case to trial.
According to the Attorney General's office, Beydoun secured a Michigan enhancement grant within Public Act 166 of 2022 to establish and operate a global business accelerator in Oakland County, with the grant administered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC); at the time she served on the MEDC Executive Committee. It is alleged that no business relocated to Michigan through GLI's efforts, and that she used the funds for personal gain while maintaining a $550,000 annual salary. The department opened its investigation in 2024; the MEDC terminated the grant on March 18, 2025, following reports of financial irregularities; and in September 2025 the department froze more than $6.3 million in grant funds held in bank accounts connected to Beydoun.
The Attorney General's office notes that a criminal charge is merely an allegation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: Michigan Attorney General's Office
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