Monica Conyers Gets 3 Years in Prison

[babylonsister]

Monica Conyers Gets 3 Years in Prison
Reported by: Ross Jones


DETROIT (WXYZ) - Former Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers was sentenced to 37 months in prison for her role in the city hall scandal.

Below is a timeline of Conyers' sentencing in federal court by Judge Avern Cohn:


2:59 p.m.
Conyers has ten days to appeal the sentence. She will have to report to prison on July 1.

2:54 p.m.
Monica Conyers has just been sentenced to 37 months in prison. She also received 2 years of supervised probation. Just before sentencing, Conyers screamed "If they have their tapes, I have my tapes too. I taped Rayford, I taped Riddle. You'll be fair to me or I want to withdraw my plea."

She also yelled, "What about my children? They did nothing to cause this. All I did was try to help someone I fired."

2:45 p.m.
Monica Conyers tried to withdraw her guilty plea, saying she would not go to jail for something she did not do. She claims that there are things on the wiretaps that might clear her. She said, "If I have to I'll go to jail for what I've done, but I won't go for what I didn't do."

The judge agreed to not consider the relevant conduct that would have escalated her sentencing to 46 to 57 months. If he leaves that out, the guidelines would be 30-37 months. She is talking with her attorneys right now about whether they should proceed with sentencing.

2:10 p.m.
If you thought the stress of the day's events may have softened Monica Conyers' notorious temper, you'd be wrong.

Minutes before she's sentenced by Judge Avern Cohn, Conyers was upset to see that friends and family members of hers were not being allowed inside the capacity courtroom. Conyers rushed over to two court security guards, urging them to let in two of her aunts and her minister.

"I gotta get my family members," Conyers said.

Eventually, the guards relented. At least 20 people--including friends, family and several member of the media--were turned away.

At just past 2:00 p.m., Conyers' attorney Steve Fishman entered the courtroom.

There has been no sighting of Conyers' husband, Representative John Conyers.

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[blogslut]

1. Wow

Well, there you go.

[goclark]

2. Very interesting ~

[Taverner]

3. I feel bad for The Conyers'

Yeah they fucked up, BIG TIME

But these were the rules you followed in New York Politics. Everything is a machine, whether the Manhattan Machine (Bloomberg) or the Harlem Machine (Conyers.) This is the way things are, and will be for the forseeable future.

I think that's one of the reasons Spitzer was taken down, he was not part of any machines.

[FarCenter]

4. This is Detroit politics

[Taverner]

6. Oops - mixing up NY Gov Patterson

I feel bad for both

Most cities have a Machine - Willie Brown ran the SF Machine, but its a benevolent machine.

[blogslut]

5. The Conyers' are from Michigan

[angstlessk]

7. I moved from VA to Michigan..and find politics ON EVERYONE'S MIND here

In VA...politicians are just some sort of ghost figures who do nothing? Hell the Mayor of Norfolk used to be an appointment...and not an elected position. So Detroit politics is EXTREMELY INTERESTING!

[Tailormyst]

8. Watched a middle schooler put her in her place for her temper

It was on "Smoking Guns World's Dumbest". She lacks a bit of class and grace. I was surprised when they said Rep Conyer's was her husband.

[upi402]

14. Here's the video link I saw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TvgtGlcdTE
I just can't believe Mr Conyers is with foolish this woman.

[snake in the grass]

9. Meanwhile, the war criminals are...

...still out there enjoying life and thumbing their noses at everyone.

[upi402]

10. I'm wondering why John Conyers has been so quiet lately

hmmm I expected him to go into action after we gave the "Dems" a majority.

[sufrommich]

11. Good. She deserved more. nt

[TexasObserver]

12. Because only Democrats have to serve time in prisons for crimes.

With all the crimes committed by GOPers, they almost never serve time. Since Watergate, who?

Oh, yeah, Iran Contra. Most walked. Some got pardons.

Outing a CIA agent? Scooter Libby convicted for jaywalking.

[upi402]

13. "Dems" put investigating off the table, Rethugs persecute

with Ken Starr types in perpetuity. Rethugs who should be in prison go on 'Dancing with the Stars' and Fox News.

[superduperfarleft]

15. Yeesh. I feel sorry for her cellmate.

At least the Congressman will get a break from her.

[xsquid]

16. +1