There was an article about the Southfield council member who plead guilty to corruption charges involving Sam Riddle. The article is the council member's take on how the corruption played out and gives one insight into Sam Riddle's sliding scale of morality and rationalization.

As far as visiting his mother is concerned, it should have been a consideration of Sam's that finding himself behind bars and not being able to visit or help his mother in failing health would be a consequence of his actions.

http://detnews.com/article/20100706/...ribery-charges