Riddle implicates John Conyers in Corruption Mess
I'm a tad surprised there hasn'e been a new thread on this.
http://www.freep.com/article/2009062...++ex-aide+says
http://www.freep.com/article/20090629/NEWS05/906290322
In the article, Riddle says that Jim Pappas of Greektown fame, paid Riddle 20k for political consult. In return, Sam paid MonCon 10K as a finder's fee. Moreover, in a quid-pro-quo Monica asked her husband John Conyers to pressure the EPA to allow a Pappas owned hazardous waste well to start operation out in Romulus.
To complicate matters, the Detroit Pension Fund, of which MonCon was a boardmember, was a major investor in the Pappas owned well.
Other players in the effort to pressure the EPA: CCK and Debbie Stabanow's husband [[yes the same guy with the craigslist hooker).
Quote:
In an undated letter, John Conyers sought to persuade the EPA to transfer the old permit to Papas. The agency decided instead to terminate the old permit and force him to seek a new one. That ruling has been delayed while the EPA decides whether he should get a new permit.
