BAY CITY, MI – The former executive director of the two nonprofit groups in Bay City is due back in court early next year for sentencing after pleading guilty to a 20-year felony Tuesday, Sept. 23, in federal court .

Michael “Mike” Bacigalupo, 63, admitted this week to defrauding a pair of local nonprofits of more than $750,000 and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.

Federal court records show that Bacigalupo is scheduled to return to the federal courthouse in downtown Bay City on Jan. 29, 2026, for sentencing before District Judge Thomas L. Ludington.

“Working or volunteering for a non-profit entity is a wonderful way to help strengthen our communities,” United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. said in a statement. “But non-profits are not a personal piggy bank whose donat

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