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Contact: Ryan Jarvi 517-599-2746Agency: Attorney General November 19, 2020 LANSING – Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a total of 12 charges – eight felony counts, one high court misdemeanor and three misdemeanors – against Jessica Englebrecht for allegedly abusing her authority as a guardian and embezzling from 11 vulnerable adults she was appointed by the Mason County Probate Court to protect. Englebrecht, 33, of Scottville, was arraigned in Mason County 79th District Court in Mason County on Friday, Nov. 13. She was arraigned on the following charges:  Eight counts of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult – $1,000 or more but less than $20,000, a five-year felony and/or a $10,000 fine, or three times the value of the money or property involved, whichever is greater;   One count of vulnerable adults – caregiver commingling funds/obstructing investigations, a two-year high court misdemeanor and/or $25,000 fine; and Three counts of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult – $200 or more but less than $1,000, a one-year misdemeanor and/or a $2,000 fine, or three times the value of the money or property involved, whichever is greater. Michigan State Police began investigating Englebrecht in 2019 following a referral from Adult Protective Services. It is alleged that Englebrecht embezzled more than $20,000 from the 11 vulnerable adults. Englebrecht was appointed as a guardian and/or conservator for the adults from 2017 to 2019. She allegedly used her position of power to gain control over her clients’ finances. “Cases like this are precisely why my office has a unit specifically charged with evaluating reports of elder abuse and why there are a number of assistant attorneys general and investigators assigned to pursue bad actors,” Nessel said. “It is appalling that someone the court trusted to look after the finances… Read More

1. the federal criminal conflict of interest laws and ethics code for federal employees (including federal judges). Government – Wide Ethics Laws | U.S. Department of the Interior (doi.gov) I am not sure if the federal ethics code applies to state judges…. it should and i will look into that. This link includes the criminal conflict of interest laws. 2. Below are the links for the federal ethics codes. Maria R – I think you may have been referring to these codes in your earlier email. 5 CFR § 2635.101 – Basic obligation of public service … https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/2635.101 Each employee has a responsibility to the United States Government and its citizens to place loyalty to the Constitution, laws and ethical principles above private gain. To ensure that every citizen can have complete confidence in the integrity of the Federal Government, each employee shall respect and adhere to the principles of ethical conduct set forth in this section, as well as the implementing standards … 5 CFR § 2635.702 – Use of public office for private gain … https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/2635.702 An employee shall not use his public office for his own private gain, for the endorsement of any product, service or enterprise, or for the private gain of friends, relatives, or persons with whom the employee is affiliated in a nongovernmental capacity, including nonprofit organizations of which the employee is an officer or member, and persons with whom the employee has or seeks employment or business … 3. THere is also an executive order dealing with ethics compliance. Code of Ethics for United States Government Service https://www.thoughtco.com/code-of-ethics-for-us-government-service-4052443 Dec 03, 2020 · In addition to the above 14 rules of conduct for executive branch employees, Congress, on June 27, 1980, unanimously passed a… Read More