HAMTRAMCK – A Wayne County jury acquitted Hamtramck City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan on both felony counts Wednesday but found him guilty of a misdemeanor election charge.
Hassan, who also serves as the city’s mayor pro tem, was found not guilty on two felony counts — election law forgery and forging a signature on an absentee ballot application.
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However, the jury did find him guilty of making a false statement in an application for an absentee ballot, a misdemeanor.
Hassan was initially charged in August 2025. Prosecutors alleged Hassan filed an absentee ballot application under the name of Zerin Sultana, claiming he helped her submit it.
Sultana testified she never asked for a ballot, never signed the form and does not vote. A Michigan State Police handwriting analysis confirmed the signature on the application was not hers.
The charges stem from a two-month investigation led by a special prosecutor, after the state attorney general’s office requested a review of allegations that Hassan and others attempted to submit absentee ballots on behalf of newly naturalized citizens.
Fellow Councilmember Muhtasin Sadman was also initially charged with election law forgery, forging a signature on an absentee ballot application and providing a false statement in an application for an absentee ballot.
His charges were dismissed in October 2025.
Hassan’s sentencing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 7.