GRAND RAPIDS – An ex-Kent County commissioner has pleaded guilty to embezzling funds while working for a Catholic cemetery.
Authorities say Michael Wawee pleaded guilty Friday to two felony charges, including embezzlement from a charity or nonprofit.
Grand Rapids police said they determined through an investigation that Wawee had overcharged families for the engraving of grave markers while working for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids-owned Holy Cross Cemetery. Police have said the diocese wasn't aware of the overcharging.
Wawee resigned from the commission in February.
