Lindsay Lohan's father Michael's VERY troubled past from insider trading to domestic violence - all of his brushes with the law following his recent arrest as the actresses rises back to the top

Daily Mail​

24-04-2025

Despite her controversial past which has included a DUI conviction and drug possession charge, Lindsay Lohan has made a return to the top of her game with several glossy Netflix films to her name and a stunning glow up.
However, sadly the same cannot be said for her troubled father Michael, 64, who has just been jailed for violating his probation weeks after an arrest warrant was issued for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife.
Former Wall Street trader Michael's chequered past has been well documented ever since his daughter Lindsay rose to prominence as a child star in the nineties, most notably in a dual role in 1998 cult hit, The Parent Trap.
Michael, who is a father of six, was investigated in the early nineties for insider trading and convicted of criminal contempt of court, for which he served three years in jail in Nassau County before being released in 1993 on five years probation.
The former alcohol and drug addict, who claims he got clean when Lindsay was born, was in prison when his daughter began modelling and starring in commercials when she was signed by the Ford Models agency.
Michael's next brush with the law was in 1997 when he violated his probation after flying to Napa, California, where Lindsay had been hospitalized following an asthma attack which happened while she was filming The Parent Trap.
After breaking the rules of his probation, he was forced to serve another year behind bars as punishment. The violation occurred because he was not permitted to travel out of state at the time.
In the years that followed, Lindsay's star only grew as she took on roles in Disney film Get A Clue and blockbuster hit Freaky Friday where she starred alongside Hollywood legend Jamie Lee Curtis.
But according to reports as Lindsay's celebrity increased, so did the tensions in the Lohan family, which resulted in an attempted assault charge for Michael.
He was involved in a fistfight outside the family home in Long Island with his wife Dina's brother, Matt Sullivan, during a first communion party for his son Dakota on May 23 2004.
While he was awaiting sentencing for the charge, Michael's luck went from bad to worst when he was involved in a car crash where he was later charged with alcohol and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
A month later, Michael was arrested again on June 29 after leaving a Long Island hotel without paying a $3,8000 bill where he had rented several suites.
Michael also faced assault charges for allegedly punching a sanitation worker in the face because his truck was blocking his car.
While in prison after this time period, Michael is said to have taken up singing and songwriting as well as courses in a faith-based sobriety program.
Michael and Lindsay's mother separated in 2004 and the following year a spokesperson for Dina confirmed she had filed for divorce.
The TV personality spent two and a half years in the Collins Correctional Facility and was released from prison in March 2007.
Following his prison release, Michael lived in a Teen Challenge center in West Babylon, New York, and began his training to become a minister of the church.
Working within the Long Island Teen Challenge rehabilitation program, Michael acted as a counsellor for those struggling with addiction.
Around the same time, Michael also appeared on his own show, dubbed the Michael Lohan Reality Project, which was a 2007 series which followed his efforts to reconnect with Lindsay and the rest of his family.
Following the breakdown of his marriage to Dina, Michael met his second wife Kate Major, who he announced his engagement to in April 2010.
However, the following year in October 2011, Michael was arrested in Tampa, Florida, on suspicion of domestic violence involving Kate.
He was released on a $5,000 bail bond and ordered to have no contact with Kate, but he was arrested weeks later for contacting her via phone.
In April 2021, Michael was arrested in a 'patient brokering' scheme for allegedly bringing drug addicts into rehab clinics in exchange for $27,000 in illegal kickbacks.
He was taken into custody in Palm Beach, Florida, on five counts of patient brokering and one count of attempted patient brokering.
He was among the 100 people who have been arrested so far as part of a state-wide investigation into patient brokering in rehab treatment centres across Florida.
Lohan, who is listed as the president of Lola Recovery Ventures, has been accused of bringing drug addicts to treatment centers in exchange for illegal kickbacks.
At least nine checks totaling $27,750 were made out to Lohan, Lola Recovery or Lola Recovery Ventures, in 2017 and 2018, according to court documents.
He was later convicted and in June 2022 sentenced to four years of probation. In March 2025, Lohan would be arrested for violating this probation.
This week, Michael was jailed for violating his probation weeks after an arrest warrant was issued for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife.
Michael was arrested in Palm Beach, Florida last month for violating probation and was ordered to serve nine months in jail when he appeared in court, per TMZ.
Michael will receive credit for 38 days served but the sentence may see him spend the remainder of 2025 behind bars.
Sources told TMZ he pled guilty to violating his probation in connection with his February arrest in Texas on a 'continuous violence against the family' felony assault charge for allegedly beating up estranged wife Kate.
Following the breach last month, authorities issued an arrest warrant for Michael linked to his probation from a 2022 conviction in Palm Beach, Florida in connection with pocketing money for steering patients toward a specific rehab facility.
On the same day her father's sentencing emerged, actress Lindsay, took to Instagram to share snaps of her son Luai, 21 months and husband Bader Shammas, as well as snaps from her promo tour for new film, Freakier Friday.
Kate, who was the complainant, contacted authorities after she noticed Michael in the parking lot of a medical building, a spokesperson for the Harris County Sherriff's Department told Dailymail.com February 23.
Michael previously told the outlet that he felt Kate had been 'setting him up' to get arrested, as she had 'physically and verbally abused him' prior to his arrest.
Michael told the outlet: 'Kate has been threatening to get me violated on probation for a long time. She used these false charges here in Texas to do so. '
In the February 21 incident, Kate placed a 911 call reporting that 'she was concerned [Michael] was following her,' authorities said, leading deputies to respond.
Kate told deputies that Michael had 'flipped' her out of a chair at their residence a few days earlier, officials said.
Kate, who has past had a series of legal incidents with her estranged spouse, told authorities that 'she felt pain and discomfort' as result of his attack on her.
Officials said that Kate, who is mother to two young sons with Michael, showed a female deputy 'the bruising' on her body as result of the attack.
Deputies subsequently made contact with Michael, who 'was arrested without incident at his residence,' officials said. Michael Lohan was 'being held on a charge of Continuous Family Violence and a $30,000 bond,' officials told Dailymail.com.
The former couple parted in September 2018 when Major said in a court filing in Florida that the marital union had been 'irretrievably broken,' requesting primary custody of their sons in addition to child support and alimony.
Michael is father to two sons with Major - Landon, 12, and Logan, 10. Michael is also father to four children with ex-wife Dina Lohan, 62: Lindsay, 38, Michael Jr., 36, Aliana, 31, and Dakota, 28.
Michael and Kate, a one-time entertainment journalist, wed in October 2014 in Hillsboro Beach, Florida, but Lindsay did not attend the nuptials.
They parted in September 2018 when Major said in a court filing in Florida that the marital union had been 'irretrievably broken,' requesting primary custody of their sons in addition to child support and alimony.
The incident comes nearly eight months after the ex-couple were involved in a roadside skirmish in Spring, Texas on June 26, 2024 in which Michael contacted the authorities.
Kate placed a 911 call reporting that 'she was concerned [Michael] was following her,' authorities said, leading deputies to respond. Pictured 2019 in Las Vegas
Kate shared a clip in which she was in a driver's seat while arguing with Michael, in a conflict in which no charges were ultimately filed, according to the outlet.
'Get out of the car, I just spoke with your lawyer,' Michael was seen yelling at Major, who urged him to step out of the road.
Kate called her ex a 'psychopath' noting that he was 'calling the f***ing cops.'
Kate was heard saying, 'These poor kids, these poor children,' then telling Michael, 'You're out of your f***ing mind.'
After an officer appeared on the scene, Kate said that Michael had been following her, jumped in front of her car and needed to be taken in on a 5150 evaluation. The clip ended with Major communicating with the officer.
Kate said: 'Oh my God, oh my f***ing God, I didn't even get out of the driveway.'
Michael explained the factors involved in the tense discussion to TMZ, saying that he had let Kate stay at his home while he and his children were not in town.
Michael told the outlet that amid an active 'order of protection' against Kate she was told by both him and the district attorney to vacate the premises by 5pm.
Michael said that Kate 'took his car, which she was not supposed to do,' at around 6pm, according to the outlet.
Michael told TMZ that Kate had been consuming alcohol with guests she invited over to his house, and claimed that he did damage to the security system he has in place.
Michael said that he and Kate had an argument concerning her drinking habit, but didn't notify authorities at the time.
Michael and Kate are still legally married, the outlet reported last summer, noting that 'they've been estranged for a few years now.'