TIP OF THE ICEBERG
<><>Conyers is a founding member of The Black Congressional Caucus---God knows what thievery and crimes lurk behind those closed doors. Black Caucus members get an EXTRA 10,000 each in addition to the tax dollars extorted to run this braid dead caucus,
Conyers’ history of shady doings in office is deplorable....and long. How often does this happen with our tax dollars?
<><>In 2016, his then-COS Cynthia Martin pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property after she refused to reimburse $16,500 that was mistakenly deposited in her account.......the Office of Congressional Ethics found Conyers continued to pay Martin more than $13,000 per month when she was supposedly on unpaid leave.
<><> In 2006, two former aides complained that Conyers made them babysit his children, run errands, and work on his reelection campaign while drawing their congressional salaries.
<><>There was also a bizarre incident in 2005 when 60 Thanksgiving turkeys, given to his staff to disperse to people, may have gone missing.
<><> Conyers’ wife, former Detroit city councilor Monica Conyers, was sentenced to three years in prison over bribery charges in 2010.
<><> While his wife was in jail, observers say they saw Conyers accompanied by a succession of young woman back home.
Twenty-six term Congressman John James Conyers Jr. (born May 16, 1929) is an American Democratic politician and a U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 13th congressional district. The district includes the western half of Detroit, as well as River Rouge, Ecorse, Redford Township, Dearborn Heights, Highland Park, Westland, Garden City, Inkster, Wayne, and Romulus.
As the longest-serving active Representative, he is the Dean of the House of Representatives, as well the last remaining member of either body that has been serving since the 1960s and the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.
After serving in the Korean War, Conyers became active in the civil rights movement. He also served as an aide to Congressman John Dingell before winning election to the House in 1964. He co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus in 1969 and established a reputation as one of the most liberal members of Congress.
Conyers joined the liberal Congressional Progressive Caucus after it was founded in 1991. Conyers supports the creation of a single-payer healthcare system and sponsored the United States National Health Care Act to achieve that goal.
He also sponsored a bill to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday. Conyers ran for Mayor of Detroit in 1989 and 1993 but was defeated in the Democratic primary in both elections.
Conyers serves as the ranking member of the House Committee on the Judiciary. He previously served as chairman of that committee from 2007 to 2011 and as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee from 1989 to 1995. Conyers is one of seven individuals and the only African-American to have served in Congress for at least fifty years. (source WIKI)
Someone I work with said that on Drudge, the story indicated that there were up to 7 Dem Reps who pulled the same crap. Trying to confirm.
BLACK CASUS MEMBERS GET AN ADDITIONAL $10.000.00 in pay???
UNBELIEVEABLE ...That is discrimination at its best. and we need to demand that be stopped instantly..
This is an example of Media doing cover up and not reporting this...
WHAT YEAR WAS THE BLACK CASUS PUT INTO POWER? X $10K EACH YEAR. ?
CALL YOUR CONGRESS PERSON ...N O W.
Thanks for posting this!