It is being reported that Detroit’s Mayor former chief of staff, Christine Beatty has turned herself in. Beatty turned herself in at the Wayne County Sheriff’s facility in Westland on Henry Ruff Road.
Finally, there is a list of counts against her, These charges include:
Via WXYZ-TV:
Charges Against Beatty….
Count 1: Conspiracy to obstruct justice, up to five years.
Count 2: Obstruction of justice, up to five years. She’s accused of firing Brown to hamper a criminal investigation and committing perjury to hide the firing of Brown or a relationship between Beatty and the mayor.
Count 3: Misconduct in office, up to five years. She’s accused of firing Brown to hamper a criminal probe of Kilpatrick’s personal conduct or the conduct of his security unit and committing perjury to hide the firing.
Count 4: Perjury in court, up to 15 years. She’s accused of lying under oath in August 2007 by saying Brown wasn’t fired, she didn’t know Brown was investigating the mayor or a rumored party at the mayor’s official residence and testifying falsely as to other circumstances surrounding the termination of Brown.
Count 5: Perjury in court, up to 15 years. She’s accused of lying under oath in August 2007 that she didn’t have a romantic or sexual relationship with the mayor and that she didn’t use her communication device to send or receive messages of a sexual nature to the mayor.
Count 6: Perjury outside court, up to 15 years. She’s accused of swearing falsely before a notary public in December 2003 that she didn’t know Brown was investigating the rumored party. She also is accused of swearing falsely as to the circumstances surrounding Brown’s termination.
Count 7: Perjury outside court, up to 15 years. She’s accused of swearing falsely before a notary public in December 2003 that she wasn’t aware of the mayor’s "philandering."
I am working on getting a detailed list of charges against the Mayor. Stay tuned.