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Monica Coyers(D) Pleads Guilty to Bribery

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DETROIT (AP) 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 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.

She faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when she's sentenced.

The fiery 44-year-old Conyers left court without commenting.

Her lawyer, Steve Fishman, said he will ask Cohn to impose a sentence that does not include prison time.

Rep. John Conyers, the 80-year-old chairman of the House Judiciary Committee who prosecutors said knew nothing of the bribery, declined to answer a reporter's questions as he walked to the House floor for a vote Friday morning. "I have no comment whatever," he said.

Only 36 years difference in age.

As such a long-term politician and pillar of the community I'm sure her husband knew nothing about any of this. :eyebrow:

When you say (D) do you really mean (R), like they do on Fox?

OH Flint . . .HAGGIS!! !! !! !!

My heart is all atwitter over your invisible ellipsis.

:) that was just for you - all you Flint!

Get a room. [\flint]

Don't give him any ideas - please!

Did you see the imbisible ritin'?

And, am I the only one who, without even thinking about it, highlights Flint's posts to look for imbisibles?

Not shocked in the least.

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Originally Posted by Flint (Post 577884)

My heart is all atwitter over your invisible ellipsis.

An ellipsistic fit?

And a parenthetical fit looks like chainmail.