Stephen V. "Steve" Shepich (October 12, 1948 – October 24, 2013) was a Democratic member of the

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...

. He was the head of the Michigan House Fiscal Agency at the start of 1993. He and several of his associates were prosecuted for fraudulent activity. He

plea bargain A plea bargain (also plea agreement or plea deal) is an agreement in criminal law proceedings, whereby the prosecutor provides a concession to the defendant in exchange for a plea of guilt or '' nolo contendere.'' This may mean that the defendan ...

ed to charges of fraudulent travel reimbursement while on the staff of the Michigan House Fiscal Agency, resigning his seat as part of the deal. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat

Paul Tesanovich Paul Tesanovich (born January 29, 1952) was a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, serving the western end of the Upper Peninsula from 1995 through 2000. He also served three separate times on the Baraga County Board of Co ...

. He died October 24, 2013.Daniel Loepp, ''Sharing the Balance of Power: An Examination of Shared Power in the Michigan House of Representatives, 1993–94''. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1999. pp. 65–66.

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