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Detroit-area mayor indicted on bribery charge alleging he took $50,000 to facilitate property sale | AP News

October 3, 2023

DETROIT (AP) - A suburban Detroit mayor was indicted Tuesday on a federal bribery charge for allegedly demanding $50,000 in bribes to facilitate the
sale of a city property to an outside party.

Inkster Mayor Patrick Wimberly allegedly accepted the bribes from
September 2022 through this past April, the indictment said. The bribes
began at $5,000 monthly until Wimberly demanded more and they rose to
$10,000 monthly, prosecutors said in a news release.

Wimberly, 49, could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000
if convicted.

"Elected public officials owe a duty to their community to act in the
citizens' best interest," U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison said in a news release.
"Our office is committed to prosecuting those public officials who betray
the public trust by accepting bribes."

A telephone message seeking comment was left Tuesday at Wimberly's office. Online court records did not list an attorney who might comment on his
behalf.

Wimberly, a former city council member and marijuana entrepreneur, was
elected in 2019. He is running for reelection in the Nov. 8 general
election.



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