Former Michigan Democratic Party official charged with embezzling from vulnerable adult
The Kent County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday charged Traci Kornak, an attorney who once served as the Michigan Democratic Party’s treasurer and is an associate of Attorney General Dana Nessel, with the embezzlement of money from a vulnerable adult to whom she was a conservator, charges that could net Kornak up to 15 years in prison.
Chris Becker, the county’s prosecutor, held a press conference Wednesday morning to announce that Kornak was being charged with two counts of embezzlement of a vulnerable adult and a charge for false pretenses, according to both The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press.
Kornak’s new legal troubles come after years of speculation and scrutiny from independent reporters, including former Detroit News reporter Charlie LeDuff, and Republican legislators who have drawn a line connecting dots to Kornak, the Democratic Party and Nessel.
Kornak was the party’s treasurer between 2019 and the spring of 2025. She was a member of Nessel’s transition committee when she was elected to office in 2018.
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/01/28/former-michigan-democratic-party-official-charged-with-embezzling-from-vulnerable-adult/