Former Inkster Mayor Patrick Wimberly has pleaded guilty to bribery for accepting thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for the sale of city-owned property.
Wimberly, 50, served as the mayor of Inkster for 2019 through 2023 and was running for re-election when he was indicted on charges.
According to the feds, Wimberly demanded $100,000 in cash payments to facilitate the sale of city-owned property to an outside party called “person A.”
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Over several months, according to the feds, the Person A provided Wimberly with monthly cash bribes to secure the purchase, starting at $5,000, with an agreement to increase the amount in bribes…