BAY CITY, MI – The former executive director of Bay City’s historic State Theatre is scheduled to appear before a federal judge for the first time later this month.

Michael Bacigalupo is charged with a single felony count of fraud in connection with what has been described in federal documents as orchestrating a fraudulent scheme .

Federal court records show that Bacigalupo, who has not had an appearance before a judge on the matter, has been scheduled for an initial appearance and plea hearing before Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Neither Bacigalupo nor his attorney could be immediately reached for comment.

Bacigalupo was the chief operating officer of the State Theatre. In this role, he was involved in and was the person primarily responsible for t

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