Detroit Strip Clubs: Jackson said he’d laugh ‘all the way to the bank’ in Synagro deal
January 29, 2010 at 6:12 pm | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsProsecutors showed a video shot inside the car of former Synagro Vice President James R. Rosendall in early 2008, who by then was cooperating with the FBI. The video shows Rayford Jackson detailing payments he had made to Conyers and others to assure the contract would pass.
Jackson says on the tape he paid all members of the City Council, though it is not clear whether he is referring to bribes or campaign donations, which are legal. Also, FBI Special Agent Michael Lubisco, who headed the investigation, testified Jackson sometimes lied to Rosendall.
In the video, Jackson tells Rosendall that Bernard N. Kilpatrick, the father of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, had been making $45,000 a month as a consultant since his son became mayor.
The trial in front of a jury and Cohn has already heard testimony from officials of a technology company and a strip club who say Riddle shook them down.
Detroit Massage Parlors: More airport security won’t do much to stop terrorists. Leaving the Middle …
January 29, 2010 at 5:48 pm | In Detroit massage parlors | No CommentsConsider the evidence from existing policies toward drugs, prostitution, and immigration. In each case, policy tries to ban or limit the activity, hoping to raise the costs of supplying it. Meanwhile, minimal effort is exerted to reduce the demand for intoxication, sex, and a higher income.
The net result is that drugs and prostitution are widely available and the US is home to at least 9 million illegal immigrants. Sure, existing laws may reduce these activities somewhat, but the net impact appears to be minor.
Why?
Desire often trumps law. And it’s just too easy to get around the law. Illegal drugs and immigrants can enter the country along lengthy borders and via sea, air, or land routes. Purveyors of prostitution services have endless means for avoiding even the most robust enforcement effort, from massage parlors to escort services to Internet sex.
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Detroit Strip Clubs: FBI sting yields tapes on alleged bribes
January 29, 2010 at 11:24 am | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsRiddle made the same claim when questioned by the FBI after Jackson handed him cash at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Oct. 17, 2007, allegedly to be passed on to Conyers in connection with the Synagro deal, Gardey said in the court filing.
Rosenberg pleaded guilty in 2006 to conspiracy to launder money in connection with illegal marijuana sales. In November, Cohn sentenced him to 30 months in prison after prosecutors asked for leniency because Rosenberg testified against two co-defendants. Cohn recently delayed Rosenberg’s prison reporting date because he was subpoenaed to testify in the Riddle case, court records show.
‘That was good stuff’
Thursday, during an off day in Riddle’s corruption trial, Riddle joked with the lead prosecutor, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Cares, during a brief hallway encounter.
“You guys are bringing it,” Riddle told Cares, telling him the prosecution had a good day Wednesday when strip club officials accused Riddle of asking for $25,000 in exchange for Conyers’ vote on a strip club license transfer.
Detroit Strip Clubs: Riddle trial turns to Synagro
January 29, 2010 at 11:24 am | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsRiddle, 63, is charged in a seven-count indictment with charges that include conspiracy, extortion and making false statement to the FBI. Today is the fourth day of evidence in his trial.
The charges stem from Riddle’s time as a top aide to former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers, who pleaded guilty to bribery in June and awaits sentencing on March 10.
Conyers cast the deciding vote when the Detroit City Council awarded a $1.2 billion contract for sewage sludge trucking and disposal to Synagro Technologies Inc. of Texas in 2007.
On the Synagro deal, Riddle is charged with assisting extortion by funneling a bribe to Conyers.
The trial in front of a jury and U.S. District Avern Cohn has already heard testimony from officials of a technology company and a strip club who say Riddle shook them down.
Detroit Strip Clubs: FBI sting yields tapes on alleged city bribes
January 29, 2010 at 4:37 am | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsRiddle made the same claim when questioned by the FBI after Jackson handed him cash at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Oct. 17, 2007, allegedly to be passed on to Conyers in connection with the Synagro deal, Gardey said in the court filing.
Rosenberg pleaded guilty in 2006 to conspiracy to launder money in connection with illegal marijuana sales. In November, Cohn sentenced him to 30 months in prison after prosecutors asked for leniency because Rosenberg testified against two co-defendants. Cohn recently delayed Rosenberg’s prison reporting date because he was subpoenaed to testify in the Riddle case, court records show.
‘That was good stuff’
Thursday, during an off day in Riddle’s corruption trial, Riddle joked with the lead prosecutor, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Cares, during a brief hallway encounter.
“You guys are bringing it,” Riddle told Cares, telling him the prosecution had a good day Wednesday when strip club officials accused Riddle of asking for $25,000 in exchange for Conyers’ vote on a strip club license transfer.
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