Jury convicts ex-Conyers aide of skipping fraud sentencing

The AP reports:

DETROIT - A federal jury convicted a former aide to U.S. Rep. John Conyers of failing to appear for his sentencing in a fraud case.

DeWayne Boyd, 49, was convicted of the charge Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Stephen Murphy said Thursday.

Boyd, formerly of Detroit, had been convicted Dec. 15, 2004, of charges including mail fraud, making false declarations under oath, making false statements to investigators, bankruptcy fraud and theft of government property.



Boyd was released on bond pending a hearing scheduled for April 12, 2005, at which he was expected to be sentenced to 30 to 46 months in prison. But according to evidence produced at his latest trial,

Boyd lied to the State Department to get a new passport to replace the one the government had confiscated while his fraud trial was pending.

The FBI eventually located Boyd in the African country of Ghana. He was arrested Dec. 30 in the capital city of Accra and was returned to the United States.

Do the Democrats really want to run on corruption?