DETROIT — An FBI investigation has prompted the federal government to seek forfeiture of the home of Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway on accusations that she and her husband defrauded a bank of $600,000 in mortgage debt, the Detroit News reports
U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade ‘s office wrote in a criminal complaint that Hathaway and her husband, attorney Michael Kingsley, “systematically and fraudulently transferred property and hid assets in order to support their claim to (ING Direct) that they did not have the financial resources to pay the mortgage on the Michigan property.”
McQuade and her husband are accused of money laundering and bank fraud.
The Republican Party has called on McQuade to resign but to no avail.
If Hathaway resigns, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder could replace her in a special election that could give the GOP a 5-2 majority on the court, the Detroit News reported.
