This issue has been kicking around Detroit for a while but is coming to a head this morning. Monica Conyers, wife of House Judiciary Chairman, Congressman John Conyers, is in Federal District Court in Detroit right now, pleading guilty to federal corruption charges.
Ms. Conyers is on the Detroit City Council. She is pleading guilty to having taken cash in exchange for changing her previous "no" vote to a "yes" vote to award a $1.2 billion sludge-hauling contract to Synagro, Inc. Sketchy details are here
UPDATED: The guilty plea is done: She has plead guilty to conspiring to commit bribery. And according to the US Attorneys, there was no sentence bargain and it looks as if she'll do the minimum, i.e. 3 years, even though the US Attorney office will ask for more.
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