Detroit Strip Clubs: Monica Conyers gets 37 months for bribes, vows appeal
March 11, 2010 at 6:37 am | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsCohn, who said Conyers must also serve two years of probation after her release, said she does not have to report to prison before July 1, allowing her time “to get her affairs in order.”
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 vote proved to be the deciding one as the contract passed 5-4.
‘Relevant conduct’ counted
Part of the controversy over her 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.
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