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.
“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.
Persons:
Patrick Wimberly, “, Attorney Dawn Ison
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Locations:
Detroit, U.S