Ex-Dem official charged with embezzling up to $100K from wealthy elderly woman

A prominent Democratic operative and former aide to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has been hit with serious criminal charges, fueling GOP accusations of misconduct at the AG's office.

Belmont attorney Traci Kornak, a former treasurer of the Michigan Democratic Party, has been charged with two counts of embezzlement and one count of false pretenses stemming from her handling of finances for Rosalene Burd, an 86-year-old wealthy western Michigan woman who died in April 2025. Kornak served as Burd's conservator...