Shelley Letzer, 68, of West Bloomfield, and Kirk Lanam, 53, of Hartland, were bound over to stand trial in the 6th Circuit Court in Oakland County for allegedly financially exploiting a vulnerable adult, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. It is alleged that Lanam and Letzer 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 embezzled significant funds from the victim. Letzer is accused of embezzling more than $400,000 from the victim and attempting to embezzle at least another $200,000 from him. Lanam allegedly embezzled more than $500,000 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.