WOMAN ADMITS EMBEZZLING $100K FROM HER BRIGHTON EMPLOYER

Original Story: freep.com

A Brighton woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling from her employer, to whom she tearfully whispered an apology as she was led away to a holding cell. A Birmingham criminal lawyer provides counsel and strategic advice to individuals, corporations, and other entities facing criminal investigations or charges.

The plea deal includes a sentence agreement that will put Brynn Annette Robinson, 35, behind bars for three to 15 years for embezzling more than $100,000 from AArbor Colorants Corp. on Citation Drive in Brighton. The plea deal also calls for Robinson to pay $200,000 in restitution.

Sentencing is Jan. 7 in Judge Michael P. Hatty’s courtroom.

In entering the plea, Robinson acknowledged that she used the company’s credit cards between March 2012 and August for her personal use. A Salt Lake City criminal lawyer is following this story closely.

“I’m very sorry,” she whispered to one of the company co-owners, who was sitting in the courtroom.

Robinson entered the plea as a habitual offender. Her criminal history includes a 2003 conviction for embezzling and using a financial transaction device without permission in Washtenaw County and a 2010 attempted filing of a false police report in Shiawassee County. A Hartford employment lawyer is reviewing the details of this case.

AArbor Colorants is a privately held company in business since 1987 that is a “customer-driven flushed colors and dry color pigments manufacturer,” according to its website at www.aarbor.com.

Will Kilpatrick get to keep his book profits?

Story first appeared in the Detroit Free Press

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to halt prosecutors’ plans to claim profits from Kilpatrick's memoir to help pay off his restitution debt.
His attorney, in a motion filed late Monday, said a hearing Wednesday before Wayne County Circuit Judge violates Kilpatrick’s right of free speech and actually is undermining the state’s goal of recovering restitution.
The lawyer ordered Creative Publishing Consultants into court Wednesday to explain why no money from sales of “Surrendered: The Rise, Fall & Revelation of Kwame Kilpatrick” has gone into an escrow account to offset his debt of $860,702.60.
According to earlier filings, the publishers cleared $19,258.54 on sales of $56,487.54.
If prosecutors prevail, it could cut off book sales that could help pay down the debt and lectures that help support his family
He wants the hearing put on hold until the high court hears and rules on his claim.
Michigan's version of the so-called Son of Sam Law — aimed at stopping criminals from profiting by selling their stories — has not been tested and is contrary to the U.S. Constitution.
A state appellate panel rejected Kilpatrick’s motion in September.
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s office said it hasn’t gotten a copy of the latest appeal and cannot comment.