A Mother’s Day Message to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel from Denis Preka Mother.
- Justice for Denis Preka
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Dana,
I am calling you by your name because, in my eyes, you do not deserve to be called Attorney General. An Attorney General is supposed to represent the people with dignity, honesty, and integrity. They are supposed to protect victims and families, not attack them.
They are supposed to stand for truth, not politics, alliances, or power.
But with my family, you chose to cover up for your BFF Karen McDonald.
Instead of protecting a grieving mother and honoring the life of my son, you chose to protect your allies, the people you endorsed, and the system around them. And in doing so, you attacked my dead child — and a mother never forgets when her child is attacked.
That is a wound that never heals.
Today, on Mother’s Day, I want you to know that I am thinking about you, and I am praying for you. I do not believe in revenge. I believe in God — the highest judge of all. And I believe that one day every person must answer for what they have done, especially when they held power over the lives of others.
For seven years, I have lived the greatest nightmare a mother can endure. And the pain became even deeper watching those entrusted to seek justice instead defend misconduct and protect the people connected to it.
You may have underestimated me, but you attacked the wrong mother. I am not someone who bends easily, gives up easily, or forgets easily. A mother fighting for her child carries a strength that no office, title, or political power can silence.
What saddens me most is realizing that the people leading Michigan — the very people entrusted to protect the public — could treat victims’ families this way. Because real public servants do not lie to families. They do not attack grieving mothers. They do not protect misconduct while victims are left suffering. I do not wish harm on you or your children. I would never wish on another mother the pain I live with every single day.
But I do wish that, from this Mother’s Day forward, you never again find complete peace in the choices that were made in my son’s case.
I hope the memory of Denis — a 21-year-old young man who died in terror and agony — follows you into the quiet moments of your life. I hope you remember that behind legal decisions, political alliances, and public statements was a real child, a real family, and a mother left to carry unbearable grief.
While you celebrate Mother’s Day with your twin boys, I visit my son’s grave.
And what hurts me most is not only the refusal to fully pursue accountability, but that my son’s name and character were attacked instead of defended. That betrayal is something no mother can ever forget.
I believe that truth survives silence. I believe conscience does not disappear. And I believe every person who played a role in protecting misconduct or turning away from injustice will one day have to confront that reality — morally, publicly, and before God.
While I will continue fighting for justice for my son for the rest of my life, you will continue leaving behind a legacy that, from my perspective, showed indifference toward human suffering and protected corruption instead of confronting it.
A legacy tied to protecting Karen McDonald — a corrupt prosecutor who manipulated the system, misrepresented facts, and placed politics, campaign interests, and connections above truth and justice.
But let me make one thing clear: Karen McDonald will not escape accountability for what was done to my son’s case or, in my opinion, other cases as well.
Neil Rockind and Karen McDonald cannot turn the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office into a place where justice is negotiated based on power, influence, or political relationships. They cannot bend the law to serve themselves while victims’ families are left destroyed.
I believe the truth will eventually come to light, and when it does, the people of Oakland County and the people of Michigan will judge for themselves what was allowed to happen under their watch.
And I have no intention of staying silent until that day comes and Karen McDonald is held accountable.
Soon, your time as Attorney General will come to an end, and history will judge the legacy you leave behind. From my perspective, it will be remembered as one of the darkest chapters for victims’ families in the State of Michigan — a time when power, politics, and alliances mattered more than truth, accountability, and human life.
I believe the people of Michigan deserve leaders who protect the innocent, stand beside grieving families, and uphold justice with integrity — not leaders who, in my opinion, shield misconduct and attack those already drowning in pain.
Denis’s Mom