Disgraced Detroit City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of Representative John Conyers (D-Mich), must report to prison on September 10 to begin serving her three-year sentence for corruption.
A federal judge has ruled that Conyers, who accepted bribes in exchange for major city contracts, will not be allowed to remain free while her case is appealed.
No date for an appeal hearing has been scheduled.


by Stephan Tawney on August 18, 2010