Monica Conyers quits Detroit council


	Monica Conyers quits Detroit council

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6-30-2009 4:49 PM

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bribery, conyers, democrats

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Admitted bribery

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Conyers, 44, the wife of powerful and respected Democratic Rep. John Conyers Jr., 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. Monica Conyers did not respond to repeated requests for comment Monday.
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Prosecutors said that Mr. Conyers knew nothing about his wife's wrongdoing and that he has been cleared of involvement in the bribery case.
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