Monica Ann Conyers is an American politician from Detroit, Michigan.
37 Facts About Monica Conyers
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Monica Conyers was convicted of accepting bribes in 2009 and sentenced to 37 months in prison.
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Monica Conyers grew up with her mother in west Detroit and attended Henry Ford High School.
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Monica Conyers's father had a record for breaking and entering.
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Monica Conyers completed a master's in Public Administration from Central Michigan University.
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Monica Conyers later attended the University of the District of Columbia School of Law and received a Juris Doctor.
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Monica Conyers worked as a teacher for mentally challenged teens.
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Monica Conyers was selected for jobs in administration and became a vice administrator for Detroit Public Schools.
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In 2005, Monica Conyers ran and was elected to a four-year term on the Detroit City Council.
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Monica Conyers was elected by other members to serve as president pro tempore, and Kenneth Cockrel, Jr.
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Monica Conyers initially wanted to investigate whether the city charter guaranteed her being able to keep the position as President of City Council.
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Monica Conyers returned to president pro tempore for the remainder of her term.
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Monica Conyers has sometimes made headlines for breaking with her colleagues in the Michigan Democratic Party and the city council.
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On June 16,2009, it was reported that Monica Conyers had been linked to an ongoing corruption investigation in Detroit, involving alleged bribes offered by Synagro Technologies.
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Monica Conyers was given a pre-indictment letter and offered a plea deal in the case.
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On June 26,2009, Monica Conyers was charged with conspiring to commit bribery and pleaded guilty.
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On June 26,2009, Monica Conyers pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe in the Synagro Sludge scandal.
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On March 10,2010, Monica Conyers was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison.
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Monica Conyers allegedly made reference to a gun in an argument with Milton.
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Cockrel reprimanded Monica Conyers for interrupting fellow councilwoman JoAnn Watson, and Monica Conyers turned on Cockrel.
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The argument escalated until Monica Conyers referred to Cockrel as "Shrek", after the animated film character.
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Cockrel tried to call for a recess, but Monica Conyers continued insulting him.
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In February 2009, Monica Conyers was involved in a confrontation with fellow council member Kwame Kenyatta.
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Monica Conyers stated that Kenyatta needed to "learn how to talk to a woman", to which Kenyatta replied that when he was with a woman, he would do so.
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Monica Conyers had to be restrained by a council staffer and a council security officer as she attempted to approach Kenyatta.
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Monica Conyers later sent an apology letter, which was rejected by Kenyatta; he thought it was insincere.
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Monica Conyers subsequently said that re-election "might not be worth it," in view of the constant public criticism of her.
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In February 2009, the Detroit Free Press editorial board opined that Monica Conyers was no longer fit for office due to her increasingly "volatile" behavior.
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In March 2009, Monica Conyers led a group of five members of the Detroit City Council who blocked the proposed transfer of ownership of Detroit Cobo Hall to a regional authority.
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On June 16,2009, the United States Attorney's Office said that two Synagro Technologies representatives had named Monica Conyers as having received bribes from the company totaling more than $6,000, paid to influence passage of a contract with the City of Detroit.
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Monica Conyers was given a pre-indictment letter, and offered a plea bargain deal in the case.
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Monica Conyers served her time at the Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia.
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Monica Conyers was released from prison after 27 months on December 21,2012, and began supervised probation.
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Monica Conyers was admitted to a residential re-entry program in the Detroit area.
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Monica Conyers was released to home confinement in the Detroit area on January 25,2013.
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Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Ed Ross said Monica Conyers earned 108 days of credit for good behavior, and she was released from federal custody officially on May 16,2013.
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In October 2015, the Detroit Free Press reported that Monica Conyers had filed for divorce in Wayne County Circuit Court from September 3,2015, after 25 years of marriage.