Fay Beydoun pleads not guilty to 16 felony charges in $20 million state grant case

May 8th, 20260 FARMINGTON HILLS — Arab American businesswoman Fay Beydoun appeared Wednesday before the 47th District Court in Farmington Hills, where she was formally charged with 16 felony counts by the office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, including conducting a criminal enterprise, embezzlement and submitting fraudulent financial...

State cancels $20 million grant to Fay Beydoun’s “Global Link International”; fate of Initial $10 Million disbursement remains unclear

June 14th, 20250 LANSING — The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) recently announced the cancellation of a $20 million state grant awarded to Global Link International, an organization headed by Arab American businesswoman Fay Beydoun. The decision came just one day after the agency received a request for information regarding the...

Whitmer appointee Fay Beydoun gets questionable $20M business grant with vague use

March 24th, 20230 LANSING — Fay Beydoun, a campaign donor and appointee of Gov. Whitmer, is poised to receive a $20 million state grant for her newly formed Oakland County-based nonprofit that seeks to attract international startup businesses to Michigan. Beydoun filed paperwork to incorporate Global Link International 10 days after the Michigan...