Detroit Political Consultant Sam Riddle Gets 37 Months

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Detroit political consultant Sam Riddle, who created drama by defying court gag orders and posting comments on Twitter and Facebook, was hit Wednesday with a 37 months federal sentence for bribery and extortion, the Detroit News reported. Riddle, 64, admitted bribing former Southfield City Councilman William Lattimore, tax evasion and extorting…

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Fed Jury Finds Corruption in Baltimore Docks

Just as portrayed in the HBO show “The Wire”, the docks in Baltimore need some cleaning up. By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — A federal jury in Baltimore returned a guilty verdict on Sept. 30 against three union port workers, finding that they conspired to defraud their employer, the stevedoring company Ports America…

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