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Patrick Wimberly, the 49-year-old mayor of the city of Inkster, located outside of Detroit, has been charged by federal prosecutors with bribery.
A former Detroit cop was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to six years and eight months in prison for extortion. Deonne Dotson, 49, was accused of accepting bribes from auto collision shops in exchange for referring stolen and abandoned vehicles recovered in the city to their shops. Authorities say he also created false police reports in exchange for money from the businesses. Vehicle owners didn't know Dotson was paid by the collision shops when they agreed to have their cars fixed by the businesses. Five other Detroit cops pleaded guilty and served prison time for similar crim...