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| Ex-Synagro exec gets 11 months in prison |
| By freep.com |
| Published: 12/01/2009 |
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For helping to link "Detroit" and "corruption" in the national consciousness, James Rosendall apologized Monday, telling a federal judge his role at the center of the Synagro bribery scandal "stained the good name of a city rich in history." Rosendall, 44, of Grand Rapids was sentenced to 11 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $200,000 fine for helping bribe Detroit officials to win approval for Houston-based Synagro's $1.2-billion sludge disposal deal with the city. "Words cannot adequately convey the sorrow and regret I feel for what I did. ... My zeal and selfish acts caused a lot of harm," said Rosendall, who faced up to 5 years in prison but won a more lenient sentence by cooperating with federal investigators. U.S. District Court Judge Avern Cohn, who sentenced Rosendall, told him: "Simply put, you corrupted the process of contracting in Detroit." Rosendall continues to help in probe of Detroit corruption Rosendall supplied cash, campaign contributions, chartered flights to Las Vegas and Mackinac Island and a case of Cristal champagne in an effort to gain the support of Detroit city officials for a $1.2-billion sludge disposal contract. And then he set them up. Read More. |
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