During an interview with Eric Bolling, Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt outlined a series of allegations involving individuals connected to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration and broader concerns about financial oversight in the state.
Eric Bolling began by referencing a recent appointment tied to oversight efforts.
“I understand Gretchen Whitmer appointed in Nigerian to oversee the similar type of situation in Michigan,” Bolling said.
Nesbitt responded by pointing to criminal charges involving individuals he described as associated with the governor.
“Yeah, I mean, there was a partner of Gretchen Whitmer that just got charged with one and a half million dollars of stealing money from the state that’s going to court,” Nesbitt said.
He also cited a separate case involving a former state official.
“There’s a former Democrat treasurer that was just caught and being taken to court for hundreds of 1000s of dollars that she stole from an elderly person,” Nesbitt said.
Nesbitt said these cases reflect deeper problems within state government and expressed frustration with what he sees as a lack of media scrutiny.
“I mean, this is stuff that’s not being covered by the mainstream news,” he said.
“It’s unfortunate they continue to cover it up, just like what they did with Tim Walz in Minnesota, and you’re right.”
Nesbitt suggested the scope of the financial issues could be far greater than the individual cases that have surfaced publicly.
“It’s probably billions of dollars,” he said.
Beyond the criminal cases, Nesbitt highlighted findings by Michigan House Republicans related to state payroll and budgeting practices.
He described what lawmakers referred to as “ghost employees.”
“Last year, House Republicans found 1000s of what we call ghost employees, their employees that were funded, that were never hired, that were never actually put into the field, and yet there was money that was still going out,” Nesbitt said.
According to Nesbitt, the issue involved state funds allocated for positions that were never filled, while spending associated with those positions continued.
He argued that such practices reflect systemic problems in oversight and accountability within Michigan’s government structure.
While not providing a specific dollar figure tied directly to the “ghost employees,” Nesbitt indicated that the cumulative impact could be significant when combined with other alleged instances of misuse of public funds.
Nesbitt concluded the interview segment by calling for corrective action.
“It’s wrong. It needs to end,” he said.
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