Cummings, Conyers: Congress Must Act to Avoid Unchecked Powers of Trump’s Presidency
On Saturday, Oct. 20, 1973, President Richard Nixon fired Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox because he refused to back down from his pursuit of the Watergate tapes.
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FBI Drops An October Bomb In Final Stretch of Presidential Race
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The path to the White House was looking pretty clear for Hillary Clinton, who has been ahead in the polls. But on Friday, FBI Director James Comey dropped a bomb. The fall out may not be known for days until new polls come out, or perhaps until Nov. 8 when the…
Rep. Conyer’s Wife Can’t Serve Remaining Prison Term at Home, Judge Rules
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Monica Conyers, the divisive ex-Detroit City Council member, and the wife of Rep. John Conyers, isn’t coming home any time soon. The Detroit News reports that U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn of Detroit denied her request to serve the remainder of her 37-month prison sentence at home. She pleaded…
Detroit Political Consultant Sam Riddle Gets 37 Months
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Detroit political consultant Sam Riddle, who created drama by defying court gag orders and posting comments on Twitter and Facebook, was hit Wednesday with a 37 months federal sentence for bribery and extortion, the Detroit News reported. Riddle, 64, admitted bribing former Southfield City Councilman William Lattimore, tax evasion and extorting…
Rep. John Conyer’s Wife Trying to Avoid Prison
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers, the wife of Rep. John Conyers (D-Mi.) , chair of the House Judiciary Committee, is trying to pull out all the stops to avoid reporting to prison to begin serving her 37 month sentence for bribery. The Detroit News reports that she has filed a…
House Passes Bill Reducing Sentencing Disparity With Crack Cocaine
By Glynnesha Taylor ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed legislation drastically reducing the sentencing disparity between crack and powdered cocaine — a longtime disparity critics saw as unfairly targeting African Americans. Previously, under the 1986 law, a person selling crack got the same sentence as someone selling 100 times the amount of powdered…
Congressman John Conyers’ Wife Gets 37 Months in Prison in Bribery Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers, a combative and divisive figure in a town with too little cash and too much crime, was sentenced Wednesday to 37 months in prison in a bribery scandal, the Detroit Free Press reported. Conyers, the wife of veteran Congressman John Conyers (D-Detroit), was sentenced even though…
Nail Biting Continues in Detroit: Deliberations Enter 6th Day for Ex-Council Aide to Cong. John Conyer’s Crooked Wife
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The nail biting continues in Detroit where a federal jury on Wednesday is set to enter its sixth day of deliberations in the trial of Sam Riddle, an outspoken former city council aide accused of shaking down business people along with his ex-boss, Council member Monica Conyers, wife of Congressman John…
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