Detroit Strip Clubs: Riddle wants Convertino to represent him in corruption case
October 27, 2009 at 8:00 pm | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsRiddle faces 10 felony charges, well more than anyone else snared in the region’s latest corruption probe that also ensnared former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers. Riddle once served as an aide to Conyers.
Convertino could not immediately be reached for comment, but Riddle said he has agreed to take the case. Convertino also had been representing former state Rep. Mary Waters, who is accused along with Riddle of bribing Southfield City Councilman William Lattimore with $12,500 to speed approval for a pawnshop relocation and expansion.
We will work through any conflict issues, Riddle said.
Federal authorities allege Riddle spread bribes to help a pawnshop in Southfield, and hand-delivered the cash that purchased Conyers’ vote on a billion-dollar sludge contract. It was Riddle, agents allege, who acted as fixer for a restaurant owner, a strip club agent and a real estate developer to buy influence in Detroit.
Detroit Strip Clubs: Lifelong Detroiter weighs in on November election
October 27, 2009 at 8:00 pm | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsAs a lifelong Detroiter, I have truly seen the good, the bad and definitely the ugly. Born and raised in a city full of poverty stricken communities I have seen my fair share of bad times. But I have never seen times like these.
Detroit is on the verge of a state takeover if it can’t get its finances in order quick.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the city has a 17.3 percent unemployment rate, the Detroit Public Schools is struggling to stay afloat and implement new ways to curve the dismal dropout rate percentage. Detroit is ranked number one in violent crime, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Councilwoman Monica Conyers was indicted on bribery charges in federal court. Detroit is on its third mayor in a year and no one seems to know if there was really a party at the Manoogian Mansion that led to the death of stripper Tamara Greene.
Detroit Adult Entertainment: Three men jailed over Coventry and Leamington brothels
October 27, 2009 at 3:37 pm | In Detroit adult entertainment | No CommentsCheung Zhao Su, Ziqian Liu and Bochao Nan were arrested after West Mercia Police smashed an organised crime network in which women were trafficked into the UK from China to brothels in Coventry, Leamington, Kidderminster, Worcester, Birmingham and Cheltenham between October 2006 and September 2008.
Another three men and a woman have already been sentenced.
A hearing at Hereford Crown Court heard how the men used a “chicken-house” system, moving the women on from one to another.
Laura Hobson, prosecuting, told the court that suspicion was aroused about a brothel in Worcester when the landlord heard reports of men hanging around outside. He found baby oil and condoms in a room lit by a red light bulb and saw “a Chinese woman dressed only in a dressing gown”.
Chinese restaurant owner
Su, aged 41, and Liu, 24, both
of Weoley Castle, Birmingham,
admitted two counts of trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation, along with controlling prostitution for gain. They were ordered to serve 4½ years and 2½ years respectively.
Detroit Adult Entertainment: Kiffmeyer relationship with bank not interesting enough?
October 27, 2009 at 3:37 pm | In Detroit adult entertainment | No CommentsPat Pheifer of the Star Tribune offers a portrait of the St. Paul Police Department’s Offenders Prostitution Program, better known as john school. The program is run by an organization called Breaking Free (here’s its web page), which Pheifer describes as “a St. Paul organization that helps women escape prostitution and its accompanying lifestyle,” and the day-long program is intended to demonstrate to convicted johns that prostitution is not a victimless crime. The story is also interesting for the discussion that ensued, which seems to be a product of the Strib’s moderating policy: a complicated and mostly civil debate has broken out as to possible solutions to prostitution, including legalizing it, and a comment accusing a local pastor of being a john looks to have been swiftly removed. It’s very strange to see a comment-section discussion at a newspaper that actually adds value to the original story, rather than simply being an unregulated zone in which partisans hijack every issue to promote their talking points. If you want to do that now, you’re probably going to have to be a politician.
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