Detroit Council chief pleads guilty to bribe for sludge vote.

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    • Subject Terms:
      DETROIT (Mich.); MICHIGAN; UNITED States
    • Subject Terms:
      CONYERS, Monica
    • Abstract:
      The article reports on the guilty plea of Detroit City Council chief Monica Conyers on June 26, 2009 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, admitting that she accepted a bribe for her favorable vote concerning the 1.2 billion dollar sewage sludge disposal contract in Michigan. Conyers will step down from the city council effective on July 6, 2009. Further, Conyers will face a maximum sentence of five years in prison and fine for 250,000 dollar for her guilty plea.