Detroit Strip Clubs: Chief of Staff to Monica Conyers Indicted for Extortion, Bribery …

July 20, 2009 at 6:00 am | In Detroit strip clubs | No Comments

According to the seven-count Third Superseding Indictment, between March 2006 and December 2007, defendant Riddle conspired with Monica Conyers and other individuals to interfere with commerce through extortion. Riddle and Conyers used Conyers´ position on the Detroit City Council and on the Board of Trustees for the General Retirement System to force businessmen and consultants to pay money to Riddle and Conyers. In this regard, the Indictment alleges that Riddle and Conyers extorted $20,000 from the owner of a technology company seeking a multi-million dollar investment from the General Retirement System. Riddle and Conyers worked together to extort $20,000 from a Detroit restaurant owner who had business before the City Council and $25,000 from a company operating strip clubs seeking a change in licenses from the City Council. In addition, Riddle and Conyers conspired to extort money from a Detroit real estate developer who had business before the City Council and who had sought a multi-million dollar investment by the General Retirement System. Finally, Riddle conspired to extort …

See the full article from “American Chronicle”

Pool theme.
Entries and comments feeds. Valid XHTML and CSS. ^Top^