Editorial Transparency
These resources are compiled from Livingston County Sheriff’s Office Case 16-04295, the MiCOURT civil docket for Ambrose Sullivan v. David Vega and Vega Group Inc., Michigan LARA business entity records, Michigan Secretary of State campaign finance filings, and Clutch Justice’s own reporting. All evidentiary claims are sourced to the document or filing that reported them. David Vega is convicted only of failing to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in death; no other named individual or entity has been charged with or convicted of a crime in connection with Ambrose’s death.
Start here: Connected.
The original investigation tying the forensic record, the financial network around the court, the entity cycling, and the campaign payments together.
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Case Timeline
Interactive Reference
Ambrose Sullivan: Case Timeline
A searchable, filterable chronology from Ambrose’s 1996 birth through the September 1, 2016 crash, the forensic investigation, the single charge and seven-month sentence, the years-long civil collection fight, the entity cycling that produced Vega Media LLC, and the $81,690 in campaign payments that followed. Filter by category or search by keyword.
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Filter Categories
The Crash · Forensic Investigation · Charging, Sentencing & Civil Case · Entities & Political Money · Clutch Justice Reporting
Includes
Expandable detail panels on every entry · the airbag module and visibility reconstruction findings · the full entity-cycling and campaign-payment sequence
Key Threads Covered
David, Jeffrey & Patricia Vega · Judge Michael P. Hatty · Vega Media LLC · Gina Johnsen’s campaign committees · Andy Shaver and Real Life Church
Source Attribution
All entries sourced to Case 16-04295, MiCOURT, Michigan LARA, Michigan SOS filings, or named Clutch Justice reporting
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Who’s Who
Reference Document
Who’s Who: Ambrose Sullivan
A structured reference on Ambrose’s family, David Vega and the Vega family, the deputy who investigated the crash, the judge and prosecutor who handled both the criminal and civil cases, the Corrigan family’s financial ties to the court, and the political network that has paid Vega Media LLC since 2021. Includes a documented-overlap section on the judge’s dual role and a plain statement of what has not been established.
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Profile Categories
Ambrose & Family · David Vega & the Vega Family · The Investigation · The Court · The Corrigan Network · Entities & Political Money · Attorneys
Documented Overlap
Judge Michael P. Hatty presided over both the criminal sentencing and the civil wrongful death suit against the same driver, while holding a documented financial relationship with the defense attorney’s network
Includes
Profiles of David, Jeffrey & Patricia Vega, Judge Hatty, Prosecutor Vailliencourt, the Corrigan family, Vega Media LLC, Gina Johnsen, and Andy Shaver
What Is Not Established
Explicit disclaimer that David Vega is convicted only of failing to stop, and that documented financial or business connections are not evidence of wrongdoing
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Reading List
Research Guide
The Reading List: Primary Documents, Court Records & Reporting
Seven numbered resources in recommended reading order, from the sheriff’s case file, the civil docket, the LARA business entity records, and the campaign finance filings, through the investigative referral report, “Connected,” and the geographic reference map.
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Start Here
Livingston County Sheriff’s Office Case 16-04295 ? the MiCOURT civil docket ? “Connected” (June 2026)
The Core Piece
Connected: Gina Johnsen’s Campaign Paid the Vega Family. Their Son Killed Ambrose Sullivan.
Background
Michigan LARA entity records for Vega Group Inc., Vega Entertainment LLC (x2), and Vega Media LLC · Michigan SOS campaign finance filings
Related
The Sullivan-Vega Law Enforcement Referral Report · the Whitmore Lake Corridor map
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Geographic Reference
Interactive Map
The Whitmore Lake Corridor: An Interactive Map
An interactive map of the Whitmore Lake Road corridor: the McDonald’s where Ambrose clocked out for the last time, the crash site near the Corrigan Oil entrance, Jeffrey Vega’s warehouse where the Corvette was found concealed, and the other locations named in the case file, plotted against each other.
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Evidentiary Standard
All four resources apply Clutch Justice’s standard evidentiary discipline: every claim is sourced to a named case file, court docket, business filing, campaign finance disclosure, or Clutch Justice report. Where a finding is investigative theory or editorial assessment rather than an established fact, it is labeled as such. David Vega’s conviction is limited to failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in death.
What These Documents Are Not
These are research reference documents, not legal findings, not accusations, and not conclusions. They are compiled to help readers follow Clutch Justice’s reporting on Ambrose Sullivan with the same source context the reporting draws from. If you are a researcher, journalist, or attorney using these documents as a starting point, verify all claims against primary sources before acting on them.
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