People v. Brown

Defendant Deborah S. Brown appeals as of right from her conviction by a jury of fraudulent retention or use of building contract funds, MCL 570.152; MSA 26.332. The trial court sentenced her to five years’ probation, with the first year to be served in jail. We affirm.

FACTUAL background

Defendant was a corporate officer for Home Port Construction Services, Inc. (hpcs), a construction company that contracted with Joyce Fredrickson in October 1995 to build a single family dwelling for $88,380. Defendant, as the qualifying officer 1 for HPCS, signed the construction contract on the corporation’s…