Jocelyn Benson was caught in a major scandal in Michigan in December.
As you may know, the current Secretary of State is running for governor to replace failed Democrat and buddy, Gretchen Whitmer.
Benson has a performance record that would make most normal individuals blush in shame. But not Jocelyn.
The Democrat Secretary of State has lost at least nine election-related lawsuits as she works to make elections less secure in the Wolverine state.
She is that bad.
Recently, information has resurfaced that Benson dropped NGO fraud charges against state AG Dana Nessel’s wife after she received a call from Nessel to do so!
Wall Street Apes tweeted out about this scandal this weekend.
Michigan House Oversight Committee Hearing
Democrat Attorney General Dana Nessel’s wife had a criminal referral for NGO fraud and breaking campaign donations finance laws
AG Dana Nessel called the Michigan Secretary of State and asked for the charges be dropped… They were… pic.twitter.com/ySM84FnHhu
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) August 29, 2026
This evidence of the call was leaked to the Michigan House Oversight Committee late last year. Republicans hold the Michigan House majority with 58 representatives to 51 Democrat representatives.
Here are the facts on the incident:
Michigan House Oversight Committee hearings in December 2025 revealed that Attorney General Dana Nessel contacted Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to have a criminal case involving her spouse, Alanna Maguire, re‑evaluated.
The case centered on Bipartisan Solutions, a nonprofit accused of violating Michigan’s Campaign Finance Act by raising about $700,000 to support the Fair & Equal Michigan ballot committee. Maguire served as a co‑chair of that committee, creating a clear conflict of interest.
Michigan law gives the Secretary of State sole investigative authority under the Campaign Finance Act. If unresolved after 90 days, the matter may be referred to the AG for possible criminal enforcement, but the AG cannot conduct its own investigation.
In April 2020, Nessel’s office established a “conflict wall” barring her from involvement in Fair & Equal Michigan matters, and she acknowledged in writing that it would be inappropriate to oversee the case.
According to internal emails obtained by the Oversight Committee, Nessel told her staff that the AG had reached out directly to Benson, who agreed to “take this matter back for further review”. The AG’s chief legal director responded that the office had no legal authority to “restart” the process.
Nessel refused to appear before the committee.
So, the Oversight Committee voted 10–6 to find Nessel in contempt for failing to appear and cooperate, calling her conduct “impeachable” and suggesting she stepped around ethical firewalls to benefit people close to her.
I’d say!
So why are Jocelyn Benson and Dana Nessel still in office in Michigan?
Will these two ever have to face justice for their allegedly criminal actions?
And, does Michigan REALLY want to elect the slipper Jocelyn Benson as governor?
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