[bill.aam]

This is going to get real interesting...

Reports: Wife of Rep. Conyers threatened with indictment

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Conyers received a pre-indictment letter instructing her to reach a plea deal with prosecutors by the end of the week or face charges, according to Detroits two papers, the Free Press and News.

pre-indictment....

[wacor]

This is a hilarious Youtube clip of Conyers.

"Do it Baby"

Then she gets questioned by some kids about her calling somebody Shreck.



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[wacor]

This is just too sweet. She is nothing but a loudmouth idiot.


http://detnews.com/article/20090616/...orruption-case

Sources: Monica Conyers considers plea deal in City Hall corruption case

Leonard N. Fleming, Paul Egan and Darren A. Nichols / The Detroit News

Detroit --Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers has been offered a plea deal by the federal government in connection with a corruption investigation at City Hall, four sources with knowledge of the deal confirmed.
The federal authorities have told Conyers they want an answer by the end of today, but the wife of U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers hasn't made up her mind, sources said. The bribery-related charge that Conyers could plead to carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, although she probably would receive less time.
Two sources who have spoken with Conyers said she is reluctant because she doesn't want to serve time in jail.
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[wacor]

More of the city council at work. Conyers is the one lipping off in the background. If you click on part 2 they end the meeting by singing "onward christian soldiers"

[LANMaster]

Detroit Public School System Discovers 257 Zombie Teachers

The Detroit Public Schools System has 257 teachers that don't actually do anything, aren't on the payroll, but still get paid. The 257 ghosts were costing taxpayers almost a quarter of a million dollars every pay period. The Detroit schools are nearly $430 million in debt.

Related... More than 700 New York teachers are receiving full pay while awaiting the results of disciplinary hearings for infractions that range from lying to sexual misconduct to ‘allowing a child to wear a hat in a classroom.’ These teachers are not only paid their full salary – most earn $70,000 per year or more - they also continue to follow the school calendar for weekends, holidays and the summer break.

Modern Liberalism destroying America

[TooBad]

Originally Posted by LANMaster

Detroit Public School System Discovers 257 Zombie Teachers



Modern Liberalism destroying America

Hey, the One has to hurry home and can't meet with European leaders because he has a tee time! Why should teachers be any different that their dear leader?

[wacor]

Originally Posted by LANMaster

Detroit Public School System Discovers 257 Zombie Teachers



Modern Liberalism destroying America

I did not read the article to know if they mentioned it but they decided not to mail out checks. People had to come in to pick them up and show ID. Just another sign of how messed up the schools are. And the schools had been under receivership. That was a huge problem as the residents complained the state had no business taking over the schools. But there was so much corruption back then there was no choice. Then the state turned it back over and the cronyism and corruption thrives.

[bill.aam]

Monica Conyers Guilty


Thats gonna leave a mark....

Detroit councilwoman pleads to taking bribes

DETROIT — Detroit City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of a powerful Democratic congressman John Conyers, has pleaded guilty to accepting cash bribes in exchange for supporting a sludge contract with a Houston company.

Conyers appeared at a federal court hearing Friday morning in Detroit before Judge Avern Cohn, who accepted the plea agreement and said he would decided Conyers' sentence at a later date.

The 44-year-old fiery first-term council member spoke quietly and only in response to the judge's questions.

pleads to taking bribes.....



Just a coincidence?

Conyers backs off probe of ACORN

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. has backed off his plan to investigate purported wrongdoing by the liberal activist group ACORN, saying ?powers that be? put the kibosh on the idea.

Mr. Conyers, Michigan Democrat, earlier bucked his party leaders by calling for hearings on accusations the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN) has committed crimes ranging from voter fraud to a mob-style "protection" racket.

"The powers that be decided against it," Mr. Conyers told The Washington Times as he left the House chambers Wednesday.

Probe halted....

[TooBad]

Originally Posted by bill.aam

Monica Conyers Guilty


Thats gonna leave a mark....



pleads to taking bribes.....

Hurrah! I hope he is not lenient on her because of her connections.

[wacor]

Originally Posted by TooBad

Hurrah! I hope he is not lenient on her because of her connections.

The former Mayor Kwame Kirpatrick is going to go down too. Mark my words. And his old man too. And the old lady is a ding bat representative facing some other issues but I would not be shocked if her fingers are painted in this mess. So much for the pure hearted liberals. They are no less greedy and coniving than the reps.

[wacor]

This is on top of an earlier audit that found there were 400 people on the payroll that were getting checks that did not have the money coming. I am surprised somebody has not tried to assassinate this guy for all he is uncovering. And this is the school district that had to be taken over by the state as the school board was corrupt and incompetent. This is truly sickening.


http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...=2009908060440
DPS audits: Dead get health care, weapons missing

Equipment unused; findings that DPS wasted millions


BY NIRAJ WARIKOO • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • August 6, 2009
Two audits found millions in questionable spending in the Detroit Public Schools, including unused equipment and dead people who were registered for health benefits, emergency financial manager Robert Bobb said Wednesday.


He said he would turn over any evidence of criminal wrongdoing to county prosecutors.
Among the findings: 160 outdated BlackBerrys, 11 motorcycles, 97 two-way phones and 50 handheld radios sat unused. One audit also showed that 411 people -- including some who are dead -- were receiving health insurance even though they weren't eligible.
Ending those benefits will save the district an immediate $2.1 million, Bobb said.
"Time to bring all of this BS to a standstill," Bobb said, gazing at the equipment. "This school system cannot be viewed as a personal bank."
The findings of the audits revealed waste and financial incompetence in the state's largest school district, Bobb said. The equipment audit revealed more than $200,000 worth of unused equipment, based on what the items would cost today.
The auditors also found excessive overtime costs.
Equipment found languishing in storage

The audits released Wednesday are the latest in a series of investigations into the troubled school district examining problems with money management.

An investigation of DPS police inventory turned up more than $3.2 million in cost overruns and $200,000 worth of outdated and unused phones and medical supplies along with 11 motorcycles that haven't been used in eight to 10 years.

Officials confirmed the district's Office of Inspector General has about 100 ongoing investigations. And the spokesperson for Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said the office is investigating several cases involving possible crimes at the district.

"I don't have any more patience," Bobb said after announcing the audits' findings. "The kids deserve a lot better."

The audits revealed a lack of regard for proper accounting and vendor procedures, officials said.

"There were no procedures in place to account for the monies that were collected," said Odell Bailey, the district's auditor general.

[wacor]

My wife got a link to this blog. It is a pretty interesting read.

Take a look at some of the pictures. Shows how vast the areas are that had been populated but are now empty green space. Along with an idea about remaking the city and utilizing the green space

Also gives people an idea as to how large the city itself is. Its square miles is greater than Boston, Manhattan and San Francisco combined.

I got stuck in a detour a couple of years ago on the southeast side. It was unbelievable. Probably 85% of the homes were domolished. It was a empty wasteland for the drug dealers to rove around in. One guy told me to get the heck out of there.

http://theurbanophile.blogspot.com/2...y-and-new.html

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[Nekochanpurr]

Originally Posted by wacor

This is a hilarious Youtube clip of Conyers.

"Do it Baby"

Then she gets questioned by some kids about her calling somebody Shreck.



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Let me just say, this got my sister and husband over to watch... That little girl telling Conyers shes an adult.. One smart little lady.

And seeing those pictures of the then and now.. Its one thing to drive down town every once in a while (i live about 18 miles away) but to actually see the overview of how torn down its become.. I guess its just a bit harder to see because its always kind of been that way for me. Our girl scout field trips were getting to go on a ride on the people mover, lol.

[steppenwolf]

can it be repaired? why not?

[wacor]

Originally Posted by steppenwolf

can it be repaired? why not?

Can what be repaired?

You mean the city?

Not with the current leadership on the city council.

They vote for council members at large. They need to vote by district so there is more accountability. That has been fought in the past but there is an attempt to get that change put on the ballot.

Detroit has so far to go it is not funny. How one goes about restoring neighborhoods is beyond me with the mentality of the people voting and leading the city.