Resident alleges judicial‑record tampering in public comment to Oakland County committee

Margaret Gupta, who identified herself as being with Oakland County, delivered a public comment alleging months‑long problems with court records and Zoom hearing integrity, and asked county leaders to investigate.

Gupta told the Legislative Affairs and Government Operations Committee that emails were altered, a protective order was fabricated and that she could not find any case, file or record numbers tied to the matters she raised. “There’s been a false protective order to hide all the evidence to suppress it and conceal it,” she said, adding that corporate counsel had refused to investigate and that the issues amounted to “fraud upon the court.”

Committee members did not take up a formal investigation during the meeting and no county official provided a substantive response on the record. The public‑comment segment ended without the committee assigning staff to follow up.

Why it matters: Gupta’s remarks allege serious procedural and records problems that, if substantiated, could affect the transparency of court proceedings. The committee did not resolve or verify the claims during the meeting.

What happened next: The committee proceeded to its scheduled agenda items without publicly discussing or assigning follow‑up to Gupta’s allegations.

Notes: These are allegations reported verbatim from public comment. The claims were not addressed or substantiated in the meeting record and remain unresolved.