Former state director ordered to stand trial on embezzlement charges
LANSING - A Williamston woman who once ran the Hispanic/Latino Commission of Michigan has been ordered to stand trial on charges that she stole public money earmarked for a proposed memorial statue honoring Cesar Chavez.
Maria Louisa "Marylou" Mason, who retired from state government work in 2015, waived her right to a district court review of the evidence during a hearing Thursday in 54A District Court.
She is charged with embezzlement between $50,000 and $100,000 and embezzlement by a public official over $50.
A Michigan State Police investigation showed that Mason embezzled more than $73,500 between February 2013 and June 2015, the state Attorney General's Office has said.
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