Embattled Eastpointe Mayor Monique Owens failed to advance to the November election and will be unseated after one term.
Former Eastpointe City Councilman Michael Klinefelt received 57% of the vote and retired educator Mayor Hall-Rayford got 16.8% of the vote, meaning both will face off in the November election. Owens received 14.1% of the vote, finishing in third place.
Earlier this year, Owens was charged in a COVID relief fraud cause after a November 2020 incident. Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido said Owens is accused of submitting a fraudulent application for a grant under the CARES Act and was given $10,000 from a Macomb County grant.
Owens is charged with False Pretenses $1,000.00 or more but less than $20,000.00, a 5-year felony. She was arraigned in March and given a $10,000 personal bond.
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