Detroit political consultant, former Michigan lawmaker indicted in Conyers corruption case

July 29th, 2009 Indicted NJ consultant who died had been illJERSEY CITY, N.J. — Authorities are investigating the death of a political consultant who was arrested in last week's federal corruption sweep in New Jersey.

July 29th, 2009 Figure in NJ corruption scandal found dead at homeJERSEY CITY, N.J. — A political consultant who was one of 44 people arrested last week in New Jersey's massive political corruption scandal has been found dead in his apartment.

July 15th, 2009 Lawmaker: Michigan map isn't complete without U.P.LANSING, Mich. — There's more to Michigan than the mitten.

June 29th, 2009 Congressman's wife resigns from Detroit CouncilDETROIT — Just months after spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to oust former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the beleaguered city of Detroit was spared another round Monday when City Councilwoman Monica Conyers resigned her seat without a fight. Conyers, 44, the wife of powerful and respected Democratic congressman John Conyers, quietly had a staffer bring the City Clerk's office a one-paragraph letter announcing her resignation three days after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery for her vote on a sludge hauling contract.

June 27th, 2009 Conyers says little about wife's legal troublesDETROIT — On the day City Councilwoman Monica Conyers stepped into a federal courtroom at home in Detroit to plead guilty to bribery, her husband was at home in Washington. Several of Rep.

June 26th, 2009 Detroit councilwoman charged with taking bribesDETROIT — City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of a powerful Democratic congressman, was charged Friday in a bribery scandal, accused of accepting cash bribes in a filing that typically signals a plea deal has been struck. Conyers was expected to appear at a court hearing Friday morning in Detroit, and was not immediately available for comment.

June 26th, 2009 Detroit lawmaker pleads guilty to taking bribesDETROIT — City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of powerful Democratic congressman John Conyers, pleaded guilty Friday to accepting cash bribes in exchange for supporting a sludge contract with a Houston company. Conyers, a 44-year-old fiery first-term council member, spoke quietly as she pleaded guilty in federal court to a single count of conspiracy to commit bribery, responding only to questions from Judge Avern Cohn.

June 26th, 2009 Detroit councilwoman admits trading vote for cashDETROIT — City Councilwoman Monica Conyers pleaded guilty to bribery charges Friday, becoming the latest Detroit politician taken down by scandal and marking a victory for federal prosecutors in their nearly two-year investigation into city corruption. Conyers, the wife of powerful Democratic congressman John Conyers who won her seat in 2005 largely on her popular husband's name, admitted in federal court to taking cash from a Houston-based company in exchange for her vote on a city sludge-treatment contract.

June 26th, 2009 Detroit councilwoman pleads guilty in bribery caseDETROIT — City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of powerful and popular Democratic congressman John Conyers, pleaded guilty Friday to accepting cash bribes in exchange for supporting a sludge contract with a Houston company. Conyers, a political unknown who won her council seat in 2005 largely on her husband's name, admitted in federal court to a single count of conspiracy to commit bribery, responding quietly to questions from Judge Avern Cohn.

June 17th, 2009 Detroit council's Conyers snarled in bribes probeDETROIT — City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of a prominent congressman, sought political support from Baptist pastors and prayers from constituents Tuesday as her re-election bid collided with a corruption probe involving cash bribes handed over in fast-food parking lots. A person told The Associated Press that Conyers is the "Council Member A" listed in a court document as receiving more than $6,000 for her fall 2007 vote on a multimillion-dollar sludge contract.

June 17th, 2009 Detroit councilwoman under scrutiny, scolds mediaDETROIT — In the glare of a corruption investigation, City Council member Monica Conyers tended to home repairs and chaired a meeting on strip clubs Wednesday but said nothing publicly about an alleged scheme to trade votes for money. "I am not going to talk to you.

May 12th, 2009 Executive indicted on 2 counts in Stanford caseHOUSTON — A federal grand jury in Houston has indicted the chief investment officer for Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford's companies, alleging she obstructed the government's investigation in a fraud case.

May 11th, 2009 GM chief leaves door open to move out of DetroitDETROIT — General Motors Corp.'s chief has left the door open to the automaker moving its corporate headquarters out of Detroit, prompting concern by some lawmakers and clarification by the automaker. GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson said Monday during a conference call the automaker is looking at everything within its business.

May 9th, 2009 Ex-Toledo player indicted in point-shaving schemeDETROIT — Six former University of Toledo athletes and two Detroit-area businessmen have been charged in a 20-count federal indictment in what prosecutors describe as a point-shaving scheme. The indictment filed in Detroit on Wednesday said between December 2004 and December 2006, 52-year-old Ghazi Manni of Sterling Heights and 76-year-old Mitchell Karam of Troy paid athletes to influence the final scores of football and basketball games on which the businessmen would bet.

April 23rd, 2009 Charges dropped against motorcycle club membersDETROIT — Federal prosecutors in Michigan have dismissed criminal charges against nearly two dozen defendants in the government's investigation of a motorcycle club. Spokeswoman Gina Balaya of the U.S.