tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/26/2009
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Monica Conyers, the president pro tem of the Detroit city council -- and the wife of Rep. John Conyers, the powerful chair of the US House Judiciary committee -- has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery, which is punishable by up to five years in prison.
The Detroit Free Press ...
freep.com - 6/26/2009
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freep.com —
Updated at 12:05 p.m. Detroit City Council President
Pro Tem Monica Conyers pleaded guilty this morning to...
conspiring to commit bribery and is free on personal bond. U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn said, "The defendant now stands convicted." The one ...
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freep.com - 6/26/2009
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Updated at 12:05 p.m. Detroit City Council President
Pro Tem Monica Conyers pleaded guilty this morning to...
conspiring to commit bribery and is free on personal bond. U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn said, "The defendant now stands convicted." The one ...
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Monica Conyers pleads guilty to conspiracy | Freep.com | ...
detnews.com - 6/26/2009
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Paul Egan / Detroit News Staff Detroit --
Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers pleaded...
guilty to a felony today in connection with the city sludge contract hauling scandal. Detroit's top federal prosecutor said no other City Council ...
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Monica Conyers guilty in Synagro bribery scandal | ...
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... Rep. John Conyers' wife, Monica, a member of the Detroit City Council pleaded guilty this morning to a federal criminal charge of conspiring to commit bribery. ...
Feeling Guilty: Ponzi and Bribery -- Verse-Case Scenario by Tony Peyser
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... . John Conyers' Wife, Who's On The Detroit City Council, Pleads Guilty To Corruption Charges The initial bribes were around six grand Which is so small, it isn't even funny: Monica, how dare you go on the take For such a miniscule amount of money! That kind of green to purchase your vote? You didn't ask for any more in the kitty? You insult the legacy of unsavory pols Who've made history in the Motor City. VERSE CASE SCENARIO Tony Peyser provides daily poems and weekly cartoons for BuzzFlash and also writes the BuzzFlash column, " ...
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