From the Associated Press — A real estate investor has pleaded guilty to bribing a Detroit-area mayor with cash, appliances and home upgrades in exchange for getting dozens of foreclosed properties. Shady Awad replied, “yes,” when a judge recited the payoffs in Taylor and asked if they were accurate. The government says Awad bribed Taylor Mayor Rick Sollars with benefits worth more than
$53,000. The mayor was charged in 2019. He pleaded not guilty and his case is pending. Awad pleaded guilty to a bribery conspiracy and could face about four years in prison when he is sentenced in March.
