Sam Riddle is a political consultant for Councilwoman Monica Conyers.
2009 Indictments
Indicted in July 2009 on federal charges: two counts of conspiracy, three counts of extortion, one count of mail fraud, three counts of bribery, and one count of false statements. He and Conyers extorted money from people seeking City contracts and other approval, including strip clubs, restaurants, a technology company, a pawn shop. Many of the bribes were over $20,000. The maximum sentence for the charges is 20 years in prison.
Many of the deals were connected to the 2007 Synagro sludge-treatment contract. Others were connected to investments in the Detroit’s General Retirement System.
Riddle also worked with former State Rep. Mary Waters to bribe City Councilman William Lattimore with $12,500 to support the relocation of a pawn shop in Southfield.
People involved
- Riddle's lawyer is David Steingold (July 2009)
- Andrew Arena is the FBI Special Agent in Charge in Detroit. (July 2009)
- U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg
Sources
- Feds: Conyers, Riddle teamed up to extort at least $65,000. Freep, 15 July 2009. http://www.freep.com/article/20090715/NEWS01/90715048/Riddle--Waters-indicted-on-bribery-charges
- Sam Riddle's mouth keeps running despite fed probe. Freep, 9 August 2009. http://www.freep.com/article/20090809/NEWS01/908090522/?imw=Y
