Detroit Strip Clubs: Monica Conyers is to be sentenced on Dec. 1
October 28, 2009 at 7:36 am | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsConyers, who was the council’s president pro tem, went from one of Detroit’s most politically powerful and mercurial women to an admitted felon in a pay-to-play scheme involving a $1.2-billion sludge treatment contract.
U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn is to issue the sentencing. Conyers, the wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit Democrat, faces up to 5 years in prison.
Meanwhile, Monica Conyers’ former aide, Sam Riddle, who also is ensnared in the Synagro scandal, filed a request to hire former federal Prosecutor Richard Convertino as his lawyer. Riddle had been represented by attorney David Steingold.
Federal authorities allege Riddle spread bribes to help a pawnshop in Southfield, and hand-delivered the cash that bought Conyers’ vote on the Synagro contract. It was Riddle, agents said, 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: Riddle wants Convertino to represent him
October 28, 2009 at 1:48 am | 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.
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