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Title: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: thundley4 on March 10, 2010, 03:18:29 PM
(http://blog.mlive.com/news/detroit_impact/2009/06/large_monica-conyers-ap-090626.jpg)

"WXYZ.com in Detroit reports that Monica Conyers, the wife of Congressman John Conyers:

Just moments ago in federal court, former Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers was sentenced to 37 months in prison for her roll in the city hall scandal.
A team of Action News reporters are at the courthouse. They will be providing immediate reaction to the sentence.

WXYZ.com has been live blogging the sentencing and reported that Conyers threw a fit in court:

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."" http://www.wizbangblog.com/
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: DefiantSix on March 10, 2010, 03:21:54 PM
And another one's gone... and another one's gone...  another one under the bus. :cheers1:
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: Splashdown on March 10, 2010, 03:39:24 PM
DUmmies blaming the vast, right-wing conspiracy in 3......2......
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: mamacags on March 10, 2010, 03:44:34 PM
Couldn't have happened to a more deserving bitch.
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on March 10, 2010, 03:44:53 PM
And the DUmp is silent....
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: DefiantSix on March 10, 2010, 03:50:33 PM
And the DUmp is silent....

Of course; they haven't received their talking points from "Tingle" the Øbama Elf yet.  :mental:
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on March 10, 2010, 03:55:00 PM
Of course; they haven't received their talking points from "Tingle" the Øbama Elf yet.  :mental:

Actually, they're no longer silent.  Just a headline without mentioning the name:

Ex-Detroit councilwoman gets 3 years for bribes (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4301448)

 :whatever:

Had this been a Republican's wife, there would be a hundred threads about it.
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: Eupher on March 10, 2010, 04:00:27 PM
Kinda wonderin' what John was doing while Monica was out breaking the law....

Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: DefiantSix on March 10, 2010, 04:05:03 PM
Kinda wonderin' what John was doing while Monica was out breaking the law....




Quote from: Hillary Clinton / John Conyers
"I don't recall, Senator."
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: thundley4 on March 10, 2010, 04:09:51 PM
Kinda wonderin' what John was doing while Monica was out breaking the law....



"That's not the wife I knew".
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on March 10, 2010, 05:09:04 PM
Kinda wonderin' what John was doing while Monica was out breaking the law....



You mean the 'Unindicted co-conspirator?'  The other member of the Conyers Crime Family?  That guy from the Conyers Family Evil Empire?

 :lmao:
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: NHSparky on March 10, 2010, 06:02:09 PM
I love it--she confesses (allocutes), then wants to recant, and is now appealing?

Oh, this oughta be good.  I wonder if they can add on additional time for being stupid?
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: RightCoast on March 10, 2010, 06:05:18 PM
Actually, they're no longer silent.  Just a headline without mentioning the name:
Had this been a Republican's wife, there would be a hundred threads about it.

Had this been a one-time acquaintance of a Republican's wife there would be a hundred threads about it.
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: Right Ideas on March 10, 2010, 07:18:57 PM
I can't believe that this is happening in Detroit!  I mean, what a great liberal example of honesty integrity,and ethics!
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: Eupher on March 10, 2010, 07:30:24 PM
You mean the 'Unindicted co-conspirator?'  The other member of the Conyers Crime Family?  That guy from the Conyers Family Evil Empire?

 :lmao:

Yup, that's the one. I'll bet his Crackberry has some veddy inteddestink information on it.

Since John will be his wife's landlord when she reports to prison on 1 July (in his role as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee), now I'm kinda wonderin' what kinda babysitter he's gonna line up....

 
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: diesel driver on March 11, 2010, 01:05:08 AM
I love it--she confesses (allocutes), then wants to recant, and is now appealing?

Oh, this oughta be good.  I wonder if they can add on additional time for being stupid?

If they could, she would have gotten life instead of 37 months....

Couldn't have happened to a "nicer" bitch....
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: littlelamb on March 11, 2010, 06:12:18 AM
What comes around goes around
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: JohnnyReb on March 11, 2010, 06:18:14 AM
She sounds like such a sweet heart........... :mental:
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: Eupher on March 11, 2010, 09:49:06 AM
If they could, she would have gotten life instead of 37 months....

Couldn't have happened to a "nicer" bitch....

I don't have time to dig into it, but I'm wonderin' what kinda "Martha Stewart" type vacation resort she'll wind up in.

And she'll probably be out in a year, maybe less.

Some pigs are better than other pigs, especially in that hellhole known as Detroit.
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: NHSparky on March 11, 2010, 10:06:38 AM
I don't have time to dig into it, but I'm wonderin' what kinda "Martha Stewart" type vacation resort she'll wind up in.

And she'll probably be out in a year, maybe less.

Some pigs are better than other pigs, especially in that hellhole known as Detroit.

It might be a "country club" prison, but it's a federal conviction, so she's got to do at least 85 percent of the time.
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: Chris on March 14, 2010, 12:51:28 AM
:nelson:
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: Chris on March 17, 2010, 07:54:43 AM
 ::)
Conyers gets court-appointed lawyer for appeal (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jCG8jr8ir4Ixx0M-JJYsOGokNrHQD9EG0Q8O0)
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: Eupher on March 17, 2010, 08:41:37 AM
Damn, John has REALLY thrown his wife under the bus! Didn't even bother to jack the thing up first!

 :rotf:

John makes $174K a year and she can't afford an attorney.

Yep, that sounds about right.   :lmao:

Detroit, you get what you pay for.   :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Monica Conyers Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Post by: thundley4 on March 17, 2010, 09:02:44 AM
Quote
A message seeking comment from John Conyers was left with a spokeswoman Tuesday evening.

The message I would have left for him:

"Hey asshole, fork over the money for her lawyer and don't leave the taxpayers footing the bill again".