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Rep. John Conyers' Wife Heads Off to Prison

For Democratic congressman John Conyers, the drama of the 2006 baby-sitting ethics scandal must seem like a walk in the park compared with the heartbreak of seeing his wife report to federal prison. Today, ex-Detroit council member Monica Conyers began a 37-month sentence for corruption at a minimum-security camp in Alderson, W.Va. It's the same place Martha…

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For Democratic congressman John Conyers, the drama of the 2006 baby-sitting ethics scandal must seem like a walk in the park compared with the heartbreak of seeing his wife report to federal prison. Today, ex-Detroit council member Monica Conyers began a 37-month sentence for corruption at a minimum-security camp in Alderson, W.Va. It's the same place Martha Stewart did time for charges relating to a stock-trading scandal.

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In 2009 Monica Conyers pleaded guilty to taking bribes, although she is currently trying to retract that plea.

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Sheryl Huggins Salomon is senior editor-at-large of The Root and a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based editorial consultant. Follow her on Twitter.

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