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Updated · Crain's Detroit Business · Jul 16
Michigan AG Charges Fay Beydoun Over $20 Million Global Link Grant
Updated
Updated · Crain's Detroit Business · Jul 16

Michigan AG Charges Fay Beydoun Over $20 Million Global Link Grant

1 articles · Updated · Crain's Detroit Business · Jul 16

Summary

  • Fay Beydoun was charged by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in a case tied to a $20 million state grant awarded to Global Link International.
  • The grant went to a nonprofit business accelerator Beydoun created in 2022 to receive and spend money appropriated in a state budget passed by lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
  • The case centers on how Beydoun secured and used that funding, putting fresh scrutiny on a high-profile state-backed economic development award.

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