State Rep. Doug Wozniak today participated in the House Oversight Committee hearing, where lawmakers reviewed new evidence placing Attorney General Dana Nessel and her close political associate Traci Kornak squarely under the microscope for their roles in a substantiated elder financial exploitation case.

At today’s hearing, House Republican Legal Counsel presented a follow-up report stemming from Oversight Committee subpoenas that exposed troubling facts about how the Attorney General’s office handled, and ultimately shut down, an investigation involving Kornak, a former Michigan Democratic Party treasurer who served on Nessel’s transition team.

“What we heard today confirms what many feared: the system failed a vulnerable senior, and the Attorney General’s office played a central role in that failure,” said Wozniak. “The evidence is documented, and it demands accountability.”

The Oversight Committee previously learned that after media reports and whistleblower allegations surfaced, the Attorney General’s office conducted a brief investigation into Kornak, declared there was nothing to see, closed the case, and then provided its entire investigative file to the very individual under investigation.

Since the committee’s December 16 meeting, subpoenaed records and court proceedings have revealed far more.

On January 5, 2026, the Allegan County Probate Court held a hearing regarding Kornak’s appointment as conservator for Rosaleen Burd, a now-deceased senior. A court-appointed special fiduciary testified that Kornak’s filings contained widespread inaccuracies, including missing assets, conflicting balances, and accounting errors so severe that the true financial picture could not be determined. The court heard further testimony that funds were transferred from conservatorship accounts into Kornak’s personal accounts and that estate planning documents were altered without court approval. The probate judge granted additional time for further investigation due to the seriousness of the findings.

Equally troubling were documents produced under subpoena from Adult Protective Services, which revealed that APS conducted a two-year investigation beginning in 2023 and formally substantiated findings that Burd was the victim of financial exploitation by Kornak.

Wozniak said today’s revelations underscore why the Oversight Committee authorized subpoenas and continues pressing forward.

“This is not about allegations or hypotheticals. We have court transcripts, testimony on the record, subpoenaed documents, and substantiated findings from state investigators,” said Wozniak. “The Oversight Committee exists to uncover the facts, demand answers, and ensure accountability, and that work will continue.”