Former Michigan House leader and wife charged with misusing political funds

LANSING, Mich. — Prosecutors charged the former leader of the Michigan House and his wife with financial crimes Tuesday, alleging they milked political accounts for personal travel, housing and other benefits while the Republican lawmaker was raising millions of dollars from his powerful post.Lee Chatfield misused various political funds, including his multimillion-dollar Peninsula Fund, which was not required to report the names of donors and served as an “unregulated slush fund,”…