LEGAL ISSUES

Matt DePerno is carrying baggage as wide as a semi-truck. Those who have seen legal filings before the Michigan Grievance Committee verify that the Kalamazoo attorney could truly be in water hot enough to scald him – regardless of what the Republican base decides. “The false billings are all true,” said someone who has seen the committee filings, in which DePerno has been accused by west Michigan law firm Kreis, Enderle, Callander & Hudgins, where DePerno used to be a shareholder, of “padding” his client billings to the tune of nearly $400,000. “He has not accounted for $400,000 of clients’ money,” said the person who has read the filings. Further, DePerno, whose claim to fame was his involvement in challenging the elections results of Antrim County in 2020, alleging election fraud, now faces a lawsuit, along with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and “Kraken” attorney Sidney Powell. The plaintiff? Dominion Voting Systems which has noted any election night reporting errors (which were immediately corrected) were human in nature. “Dominion’ll beat him, and he’s going to be broke,” said a leading Republican.