Michigan prosecution of fake electors

Michigan v. Berden
CourtIngham County Circuit Court
Full case name People of the State of Michigan v. Kathy Berden, et al
Docket nos.2022-0343234-A (district court proceedings)
Charge
List of charges
  • Forgery
  • Conspiracy to commit forgery
  • Election law forgery
  • Conspiracy to commit election law forgery
  • Uttering and publishing
  • Conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing

People of the State of Michigan v. Berden et al. is a state criminal prosecution concerning the Trump fake electors plot in Michigan. The sixteen defendants are accused of producing and attempting to use a false certificate of ascertainment containing electoral votes for Donald Trump, who had lost the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Michigan. The defendants were indicted in July 2023 on criminal charges of forgery, uttering, and conspiracy, all felonies.