BAY CITY, MI — Less than a month after he was charged with a federal crime, the former executive director of Bay City’s historic State Theatre has admitted in court to a felonious misuse of funds.

Michael T. “Mike” Bacigalupo, 63, on the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 23, appeared in the courtroom of U.S. District Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris, kitty-corner from the State Theatre at 913 Washington Ave. The hearing was Bacigalupo’s first appearance before a federal judge since prosecutors charged him with wire fraud on Aug. 27.

Unusual for an initial appearance, Bacigalupo opted to plead guilty as charged to the lone count he faced, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and five years of supervised release. Morris asked Bacigalupo directly if he was indeed g

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