I was convicted of a felony (credit card fraud) and am approaching 6 months of a 1 year probation sentence in Michigan. My probation officer said that I will probably get an early release after 6 months. My questions are these: 1) I am currently paying a probation supervision fee of $140 per month. Do I stop paying that if I’m released early or do I have to pay all of that to be released early? And 2) is it possible to have this charged reduced to a misdemeanor or will it always be a felony? Thanks.

