Former Inkster mayor sentenced for bribery $50,000 in bribes demanded for city property sale
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INKSTER, Mich. – The former mayor of Inkster has been sentenced after he pleaded guilty to demanding $100,000 in bribes.
Patrick Wimberly served as mayor from 2019 to 2023.
According to authorities , Wimberly demanded cash payments to facilitate the sale of property owned by the city of Inkster to an outside party in 2022. The payments reportedly started at $5,000 per month, with Wimberly pushing for an increase to $10,000. The total amount given to him reached $50,000.
The FBI intervened before the property transfer could occur.
Wimberly was charged in 2023 and he pleaded guilty in September. He was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.
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