Monte Robert Geralds (September 10, 1934 – April 23, 2014) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in

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, Geralds settled in

Pleasant Ridge, Michigan Pleasant Ridge is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,526 at the 2010 census. Located along the Woodward Corridor and Interstate 696, Pleasant Ridge is a northern suburb of Metro Detroit and is about nor ...

and received his law degree from

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 ...

. He moved to

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with his wife and practiced law. Geralds served on the Madison Heights City Council and was mayor. Geralds was then elected to the

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as a

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. He was expelled from that body, after being convicted, in 1978 for having embezzled $24,000 from a client in his law practice.Michigan State University , Thursday, May 10, 2018 , May 10, 1978 : Rep. Monte Geralds Expelled from Michigan House , Jon Harrison

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