In case you haven’t been following the news from the Motor City, U.S. House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich. is experiencing a continuing headache.
His wife, Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers (D), has resigned from the Detroit City Council effective next week. On Friday, she pleaded guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for supporting a $1.2 billion city sanitation contract for the company Synagro Technologies. In addition to losing her position, she faces up to $250,000 in fines and five years in prison at sentencing.
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