White-Collar Crime
Congressman’s Wife Monica Conyers Admits Taking Bribes, Faces 5 Yrs
Posted Jun 26, 2009, 09:12 am CST
By Molly McDonough
Detroit City Council Pro Tem Monica Conyers has pleaded guilty today, admitting to a federal judge that she took bribes in connection with a $1.2 billion Synagro Technologies contract the city was awarded two years ago.
Conyers, the wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., now faces between three and five years in prison, the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press report.
Citing court documents, the Detroit News reports that Conyers pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit bribery.
Conyers is not listed on the State Bar of Michigan's online registry of licensed attorneys, though she did earn a law degree from the University of the District of Columbia School of Law.
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