Detroit Strip Clubs: Angry Conyers vows to appeal 37-month sentence

March 10, 2010 at 11:49 pm | In Detroit strip clubs | No Comments

Conyers’ Detroit attorney, Steve Fishman, asked to withdraw from the case immediately after the sentencing hearing, saying Conyers may have appeal rights and he could be a witness at any appeal.
“This case is over for me,” Fishman said.
Conyers, 45, admitted in June she took at least $6,000 in cash bribes in connection with her vote on the $1.2 billion contract the council awarded to Synagro Technologies Inc. of Texas in 2007.
She had originally spoken out against the controversial deal, but her “yes” vote proved to be the deciding one as the contract passed 5-4.
Part of the controversy over the attempted plea withdrawal stemmed from Cohn’s comments that he would consider other “relevant conduct” such as alleged shakedowns of a strip club, a technology company and a real estate developer with matters before the City Council or the General Retirement System, where Conyers sat as a trustee.

See the full article from “The Detroit News”

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