Former Baroda-Lake Township Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of over $170k

Former Baroda-Lake Township Police Chief pleads guilty to Embezzlement of over $170k

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. -- Former Baroda-Lake Township Police Chief Shawn Martin entered a guilty plea on May 15 to Misdemeanor Embezzlement and agreed to immediately pay the full restitution of $170,346.10 to the township.

Baroda-Lake Township police chief gets plea deal for embezzlement charges

NILES — The former Baroda-Lake Township police chief has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor embezzlement charge and has agreed to pay more than $170,000 in restitution. He received no jail time.

Former Baroda-Lake Township Police Chief pleads guilty to embezzlement

Baroda-Lake Township's former Police Chief will pay more than $170,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to misdemeanor embezzlement.Our reporting partners a

FORMER BARODA-LAKE CHIEF AVOIDS JAIL, ORDERED TO PAY $170K, IN EMBEZZLEMENT CASE

By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent NILES, MI – Over $170,000 in restitution is being paid by the former Baroda-Lake Township Police Chief in conjunction with his guilty plea to a misdemeanor embezzlement charge. Shawn Martin, [...]

Former Baroda-Lake Township police chief pleads guilty To embezzlement, repays more than $170K

Former Baroda-Lake Township Police Chief Shawn Martin has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor embezzlement and agreed to immediately repay more than $170,000 to the township following an investigation into alleged financial misconduct during his time as chief. The Berrien County Prosecutor’s Office announced that on Friday, Martin entered the plea as part of a case involving allegations of unauthorized overtime payouts, inflated compensation claims, p…