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Friday, May 8, 2009
Wiretapped by the feds? Come to Sam Riddle's party

Paul Egan / The Detroit News

Detroit -- Political consultant Sam Riddle says he's planning a party for everyone whose conversations were picked up on a federal wiretap of his cell phone.
Riddle, who worked for Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers and has political clients around the country, said today he may need to get a room big enough for 100 people "if everyone brings a guest."
To get into the party, attendees will need a letter from the Justice Department -- sent out under federal wiretap laws -- saying the attendee was intercepted having a conversation with Riddle.
Riddle, who has not been charged with any crime but has been under investigation in connection with the Synagro sludge scandal, said he knows of many people around the country who have received such letters, including members of the news media.
William Lattimore, a member of Southfield City Council who said this week he is under federal investigation, also may have received one of the letters and is welcome to come to the party if he did, Riddle said.
"This is serious," Riddle said. "It's got to be dealt with.
"You can drive yourself crazy, you can pull an Ernest Hemingway, or you can just tongue-in-cheek march forward. Whatever is going to happen is going to happen anyway."
The party will feature beer and wings, Riddle said. A date and time has yet to be announced.
The FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office is conducing a long-running and wide-ranging investigation of city hall contracting.
Lattimore confirmed he knows Riddle but said the investigation involving him is not related to the Detroit City Hall scandal.
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