Money is the reason Monica Conyers, the former City Council president, is headed for 37 months in a federal prison, convicted of taking bribes from Synagro Technologies Inc. in exchange for her vote. She wanted more of it, her "loot."
Detroit -- Monica Conyers, who plunged her sentencing hearing into controversy Wednesday, has slim hopes of successfully appealing her 37-month prison term, experts say.
Toyota Motor Corp.'s sales are picking up after the Japanese automaker boosted incentives to contain the damage from two big recalls and continuous reports of Toyota vehicles with problems.
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Wednesday backed down from its refusal to let a congressional aide watch government investigators inspect a runaway Toyota Prius.
Money is the reason Monica Conyers, the former City Council president, is headed for 37 months in a federal prison, convicted of taking bribes from Synagro Technologies Inc. in exchange for her vote. She wanted more of it, her "loot."
Brighton -- With Michigan's economy in a freefall, Jessica Kughn Baxter shifted the focus of her family's business, the Ultimate Pretzel Co., from corporate gift boxes to organizational fundraising.
