Monique Owens

Monique Owens (born February 21, 1984[4]) is an American politician and convicted criminal[10][11] who served as the mayor of Eastpointe, Michigan from 2019 to 2023. She previously served on the Eastpointe City Council from 2017 to 2019 and was the first African-American to serve in either office. She was unseated in the 2023 mayoral primary.[12][13][14][15][16]

Her tenure as mayor was controversial and included a lawsuit alleging that she violated residents' First Amendment rights[17] and a criminal conviction for making false statements on a grant application for her business.[18][3] Residents also objected to police reports she made against critics,[19][20] her failure to file financial disclosure statements,[21] her heated tirades against residents and other officials during meetings,[22] and her lack of support for the LGBT community.[23]

On September 28, 2023, Owens pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of making a false statement. The case, which was originally charged as felony false pretenses, stemmed from a COVID business relief application which stated that her business was 51 percent or more owned by veterans and had 100–249 employees.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] After paying $10,000 in restitution to the victim, she was sentenced to six months of probation, 100 hours of community service, and $725 in court costs.[10][11][34][35][36][37]

https://www.cityofeastpointe.net/government/mayor_and_council/mayor_monique_owens.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSeKiHXqAdA

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