Smitten with mistress, elected official lands in jail

By The Associated Press

Posted May 6, 2017 02:18:23 PM.

Last Updated May 6, 2017 03:00:08 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

NORTHPORT, Mich. – An elected official in a small Michigan town is serving a 90-day jail sentence after he was accused of forging documents to impress an overseas mistress.

Charles Rogers is a member of the village council in Northport, north of Traverse City. Authorities say he created divorce documents with forged signatures of court officials and sent them to a woman in London.

The Traverse City Record-Eagle (http://bit.ly/2qMwBvG ) says the woman contacted Rogers’ wife, who reached out to police. Rogers pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour and began a jail sentence in February in Leelanau County.

Northport Village President Phil Mikesell says Rogers plans to be released in time for the board’s June meeting.

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Information from: Traverse City Record-Eagle, http://www.record-eagle.com

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