Kirk Lanam, 52, of Hartland, was arraigned before Magistrate Judge Marie Soma in the 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills on five felony charges for allegedly financially exploiting a vulnerable adult for the enrichment of himself and his non-profit organization, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Lanam’s bond was set at $150,000 cash/surety. It is alleged that Lanam fraudulently obtained from the 87-year-old victim legal power of attorney in March of 2024, knowing the man to be a vulnerable or incapacitated adult with a court-appointed guardian, and that he embezzled significant funds from the man. Lanam is accused of diverting more than $400,000 from the victim toward his own personal benefit and to the benefit of the purported non-profit he controlled, Veteran’s Service Dog Organization based in Howell.