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		<title>Following Guilty Plea, Conyers&#8217; Wife Quits City Council</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Lillis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Monica Conyers, wife of Rep. John Conyers, the 23-term Michigan Democrat who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, announced her resignation from Detroit&#8217;s City Council this morning, three days after pleading guilty to charges of accepting cash in return for support of an enormous recycling contract. From the <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20090629/NEWS01/90629033/Conyers+quits+in+wake+of+guilty+plea#pluckcomments">Detroit Free</a> <a href="http://washingtonindependent.com/49129/following-guilty-plea-conyers-wife-quits-city-council" class="read_more">More...</a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Monica Conyers, wife of Rep. John Conyers, the 23-term Michigan Democrat who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, announced her resignation from Detroit&#8217;s City Council this morning, three days after pleading guilty to charges of accepting cash in return for support of an enormous recycling contract. From the <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20090629/NEWS01/90629033/Conyers+quits+in+wake+of+guilty+plea#pluckcomments">Detroit Free Press</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Conyers’ resignation comes after her Friday guilty plea in U.S. District Court to a felony charge of accepting a bribe in exchange for a yes vote on the $1.2 billion Synagro Technologies sewage sludge recycling contract and other unspecified actions while a member of one of the city’s pension boards. It also ends perhaps the most turbulent tenure for a council member in memory.</p></blockquote>
<p>Judging by the comments flying on the Free Press Web site, it appears she won&#8217;t be missed.</p>
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		<title>Monica Conyers Identified in Federal Corruption Investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew DeLong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a title="http://michiganmessenger.com/21135/ap-confirms-monica-conyers-is-council-member-a-in-fbi-bribery-probe" href="http://michiganmessenger.com/21135/ap-confirms-monica-conyers-is-council-member-a-in-fbi-bribery-probe" target="_blank">More news from Michigan</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>City Councilwoman Monica Conyers has been identified in an FBI bribery probe as “Council Member A,” the city official investigators say received more than $6,000 in cash bribes in exchange for a deciding vote that approved a $1.2 billion sewage disposal contract with the waste management</p></blockquote><p> <a href="http://washingtonindependent.com/47615/monica-conyers-identified-in-federal-corruption-investigation" class="read_more">More...</a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="http://michiganmessenger.com/21135/ap-confirms-monica-conyers-is-council-member-a-in-fbi-bribery-probe" href="http://michiganmessenger.com/21135/ap-confirms-monica-conyers-is-council-member-a-in-fbi-bribery-probe" target="_blank">More news from Michigan</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>City Councilwoman Monica Conyers has been identified in an FBI bribery probe as “Council Member A,” the city official investigators say received more than $6,000 in cash bribes in exchange for a deciding vote that approved a $1.2 billion sewage disposal contract with the waste management company Synagro Technologies.</p>
<p>According to <a href="http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2009/06/17/news/doc4a38b2605b4f1591565697.txt">a report</a> from The Associated Press early Wednesday morning, Conyers is now the target of the FBI probe that lead two Synagro representatives to plead guilty this year. James Rosendall, the former Synagro Technologies vice president in Michigan and consultant Rayford Jackson have both pleaded guilty to counts of bribing the city official, now identified as Conyers.</p>
<p>In 2007, Monica Conyers, who is married to Congressman John Conyers Jr., was the deciding vote in the $1.2 billion contract with Synagro. She had been opposed to the contract early on but changed her vote to approve the deal.</p>
<p>The councilwoman has been offered a plea deal which she has yet to accept to avoid federal prosecution.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Conyers&#8217; Wife Offered Plea Deal in Detroit Corruption Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew DeLong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The Michigan Messenger&#8217;s Minehaha Forman has <a title="http://michiganmessenger.com/21069/feds-offer-monica-conyers-a-plea-deal-in-sludge-scandal" href="http://michiganmessenger.com/21069/feds-offer-monica-conyers-a-plea-deal-in-sludge-scandal" target="_blank">the details</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The FBI has offered Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers a plea deal involving her apparent connection to the Synagro Technologies sludge scandal <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20090616/NEWS01/90616057/Monica+Conyers+faces+deadline+for+plea+deal">according to published reports</a> Tuesday afternoon. Conyers, who is married to U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr.,</p></blockquote><p> <a href="http://washingtonindependent.com/47403/conyers-wife-offered-plea-deal-in-detroit-corruption-case" class="read_more">More...</a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Michigan Messenger&#8217;s Minehaha Forman has <a title="http://michiganmessenger.com/21069/feds-offer-monica-conyers-a-plea-deal-in-sludge-scandal" href="http://michiganmessenger.com/21069/feds-offer-monica-conyers-a-plea-deal-in-sludge-scandal" target="_blank">the details</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The FBI has offered Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers a plea deal involving her apparent connection to the Synagro Technologies sludge scandal <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20090616/NEWS01/90616057/Monica+Conyers+faces+deadline+for+plea+deal">according to published reports</a> Tuesday afternoon. Conyers, who is married to U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., is suspected of being “Council member A,” a figure investigators say accepted money for a vote to approve the $1.2 billion sewage disposal contract between Synagro and the city.</p>
<p>In 2007, the city council voted 5-4 to approve the contract with Texas-based Synagro. Conyers, who was initially opposed to the contract, changed her vote last minute and was the deciding vote in approving the contract. Earlier this year, Synagro’s Michigan vice president, James R. Rosendall Jr., pleaded guilty to counts of bribery connected with the contract. On Monday, Synagro consultant Rayford Jackson pleaded guilty of giving a Detroit city council member money in exchange for a favorable vote.</p>
<p>Conyers has insisted that she is not involved in the scandal but did not immediately refuse a plea deal Tuesday afternoon. Her lawyer has declined to comment on the plea bargain.</p></blockquote>
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