Fired EDC President – Allegedly Stole Private EDC Documents – MSP Investigation Concentrates on Actions

Written by John Face
September 13, 2023

Former Albion Economic Development Corporation (EDC) President Virgie Ammerman’s actions are what is the focus of the Michigan State Police (MSP) investigation. City Watch has learned that Ammerman, after she was fired, illegally accessed her EDC email account. Even as she told the public that she had noble goals of archiving emails for whoever would replace her, she knew that was false.

Ammerman had deleted emails, and it is what was in those emails that caused MSP to be alerted. City Watch discovered that Ammerman had sent a shared drive of all EDC data, including personal EDC data, to her private email. This action appears illegal and does not match her claims about why she accidentally deleted emails. Fired or not, if Ammerman in fact did take these documents it would be a crime according to law enforcement sources. City Watch has also learned that MSP interviews have been taking place throughout the community. According to sources, the MSP was able to retrieve the lost emails. That of course does not fix the alleged stolen information.

As the current EDC Board still attempts to rehire Ammerman, her EDC Board and City Council supporters need to address this information.