Detroit-area mayor indicted by feds on bribery charge, who allege he took $50K in payments

Oct 4 2023 by FOXNews.com

Federal prosecutors have charged a Detroit-area mayor with bribery, alleging that he demanded and was provided $50,000 in cash payments to "facilitate the sale of property owned by the city to an outside party." 

Inkster Mayor Patrick Wimberly, 49, now risks facing up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 after being indicted Tuesday on a charge of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. 

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