Grand Traverse Academy Board picks up tab for legal fees to represent Habermehl; spends tens of thousands to investigate Ingersoll's multi-million dollar embezzlement...then completely ignores costly advice!
Although Habermehl was testifying as a defense witness, the Grand Traverse Academy Board (using taxpayer dollars) paid the lawyer who accompanied and represented Habermehl that day, as it had in October.
But Habermehl had a six-figure secret, one that remained hidden until recently: on November 30, 2015, First Merit Bank filed a complaint against him in Genesee County Circuit Court.
Habermehl was personally served on December 29, 2015.
On January 13, 2016, First Merit successfully received a judgment against Habermehl for $155,969.40.
Could the significant money troubles of current and former board members (including bankruptcy filings and Habermehl's six-figure default judgment) have contributed to the financial mess the Grand Traverse Academy board is facing?
Will the board's outrageous legal expenses help sink the school's planned expansion?
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