Detroit Strip Clubs: Federal prosecutors call Detroit consultant a ‘political pimp’ at end of …
February 8, 2010 at 4:12 pm | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsShe pleaded guilty last summer to conspiracy to commit bribery and resigned. She faces up to five years in prison when sentenced March 10.
The government said Riddle and Conyers worked together to shake down or attempt to extort thousands of dollars from strip club representatives, the head of a wireless company, a downtown businessman and a developer.
“Sam Riddle was a political pimp and he sold Monica Conyers’ vote to the highest bidder. … In Sam Riddle’s Detroit, the city is for sale. This cannot stand. It must not stand,” Gardey told the jury.
Riddle, 63, did not testify. Defense lawyer Edward Wishnow said Riddle worked part-time for Conyers and had a legitimate business helping people navigate the world of big-city politics.
“We all have special interests,” Wishnow told jurors. “If anybody needed a consultant, it’s a strip club. … Sam would be the perfect candidate.”
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