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Statewide news: Conyers' sentencing postponed

U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn wrote in a short order Wednesday that "the interests of justice would best be served" by delaying the Dec. 1 sentencing for former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers to Jan. 15.

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Conyers' sentencing postponed

The sentencing date has been pushed back to Jan. 15 for former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers.

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Detroit’s Future Starts Right Now

... a crime or has broke the law or used their political office for their own personal gain. So with Monica Conyers headed for the federal slammer, it's worth pondering how many cities must contend with a culture of corruption as robust as Detroit's. First former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick went down for lying and then firing cops and pilfering public funds to cover his lies. Now the president...

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Riddle to get new lawyer in corruption case

... in Southfield, and hand-delivered the cash that purchased former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers' vote on a billion-dollar sludge contract in Detroit.At today’s hearing, Cohn also reminded Riddle that Nov. 30 is the cutoff date in his court for any plea deal proposals. “I don’t intend to do that,” Riddle responded. When Cohn explained that a plea deal could be viewed more...

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Detroit seeks political stability with election

... has been the subject for more than a year of a federal corruption probe that nabbed Councilwoman Monica Conyers for taking money for her vote on a waste hauling deal.Council members have been criticized for public outbursts - such as Conyers twice referring to the council president as "Shrek," a reference to the green cartoon ogre - and flip-flopping on critical city issues.It...

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Detroit seeks political stability with election

... the council.The board has been the subject of a federal corruption probe that nabbed Councilwoman Monica Conyers for taking money for her vote on a waste hauling deal.Conyers resigned this summer. Another councilwoman didn't make it past the August primary, and two others are not seeking re-election.The challengers include four former police officers, a popular former TV anchor,...