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DETROIT, April 12 (UPI) -- A law professor says a request by the former president of the Detroit City Council to commute her prison sentence to home confinement is a long shot.
DETROIT, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A Detroit political consultant has joined two former officials in trying to withdraw his guilty plea to corruption charges.
DETROIT, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Detroit political consultant Sam Riddle, sentenced to 37 months in prison for bribery and extortion, vowed to return to politics when he is released.
DETROIT, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A former Detroit city councilwoman convicted of bribery will begin serving her 37-month prison term in September, a judge has ruled.
DETROIT, June 10 (UPI) -- Almost a year after admitting taking bribes, former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers says she wants to delay reporting to prison for about three months.
DETROIT, May 15 (UPI) -- Embattled Detroit political insider Sam Riddle is considering a one-time plea offer that includes three years in prison, sources told The Detroit News.
DETROIT, May 4 (UPI) -- Detroit political consultant Sam Riddle rejected a plea deal because he is innocent of threatening his former girlfriend, his lawyer said.
DETROIT, March 1 (UPI) -- Detroit bribery trial defendant Sam Riddle missed a deadline to hire new counsel Monday and a court will likely appoint a lawyer next week, authorities said.
DETROIT, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Lawyers representing Detroit political consultant Sam Riddle in his corruption trial have asked to be removed from his case, court documents show.
DETROIT, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Jurors in Detroit resumed deliberations Tuesday in the political corruption trial of a former city aide accused of extorting businesses, officials said.
