Ex-officer pleads guilty in federal corruption probe
DETROIT (AP) — A former Detroit police officer has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes as part of a federal corruption investigation into the city’s towing practices and other matters.
Alonzo Jones, 55, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he’s sentenced in March, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Detroit said.
Jones’ duties included overseeing and running a police department vehicle auction.
Court documents show about $3,200 in bribes were accepted over a nearly two-year period starting in 2019.
“Investigating and prosecuting bad cops is a top priority for our office because bad cops erode the public’s trust in law enforcement,” Acting U.S. Attorney Saima S. Mohsin said in a statement Tuesday.
The FBI has been investigating corruption in Detroit and the surrounding suburbs, including bribery, kickbacks, the rigging of bids for municipal contracts, and intentional non-enforcement of local regulations.
Detroit police officials are cooperating with the federal investigation.
Detroit police Lt. John Kennedy and officer Daniel Vickers were charged last month with bribery and conspiracy. The charges related to the city’s towing procedures.
City Councilman Andre Spivey pleaded guilty in September to accepting $36,000 in bribes related to oversight of towing policy. Spivey has resigned.
‘COMPAS?Scoring’ focus of webinar
The Criminal Defense Association of Michigan will present a webinar on “COMPAS?Scoring:?How It Is Calculated and How to Protect or Client.” The online program, by Kathleen Schaefer, will take place Friday, December 10, from 10 a.m. to noon via Zoom.
Schaefer is a licensed professional counselor and founder of Detroit-based Professional Probation & Parole Consulting Inc. The firm assists attorneys and their clients and their families in matters concerning federal and state sentencing hearings, parole board interviews and hearings, and commutation of sentence and pardon applications. Schaefer earned 26 years of experience with the Department of Corrections prior to founding Professional Probation & Parole Consulting in 2003.
Registrants can join webinar by clicking the Zoom registration link provided in the automatically generated email sent upon completion of webinar registration. Those attending must use their registration name to ensure admittance to the webinar. Zoom will then email a direct link to the webinar. No passcode will be needed. Registrants should allow extra time to complete this process. For those who cannot attend the webinar, it will be available for on demand viewing.
Cost for the webinar is $60. To register for the online program, visit https://cdam.wildapricot.org.
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