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Thursday, December 09, 2010  Sam Riddle’s mother, Essie Riddle, passed away Wednesday.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  Detroit political consultant Sam Riddle has been sentenced to 37 months in prison in a corruption scheme involving ex-Detroit councilwoman Monica Conyers and others.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  Riddle had been found guilty of pulling out a shotgun when his live-in companion, Mary Waters, found him in bed with another woman in December.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  Detroit political consultant Sam Riddle will be sentenced for assault - if he gets to the Wayne County courthouse.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010  A judge has cleared the way for Detroit political consultant Sam Riddle to surrender to federal marshals and be locked up for corruption.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010  Riddle was accused of pulling a shotgun on Mary Waters when she found him clothed and in bed with another woman in December.

Monday, May 03, 2010  A Detroit political consultant best known for his two upcoming corruption trials is returning to a different court for a domestic-assault trial.

Friday, April 30, 2010  Riddle is accused of pointing a shotgun at his companion, Mary Waters, after she found him with another woman in her home in December. The trial starts Monday

Tuesday, April 13, 2010  Riddle is charged in state court with assault. He's accused of pointing a shotgun at Mary Waters in December after she found him with another woman.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010  A lawyer for Detroit political consultant Sam Riddle is asking a judge to take him off a suburban corruption case.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010  Political consultant Sam Riddle says even if a federal judge appoints a lawyer to represent him, he still expects to hire his own attorney in a second corruption trial in Detroit.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010  A Detroit political consultant will get a new legal team for a second trial on corruption charges.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  It's the sixth day of jury deliberations in the trial of a Detroit political consultant charged with public corruption.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010  After a four-day break, it's back to the federal courthouse for jurors in the corruption trial of a Detroit political consultant.

Thursday, February 11, 2010  A federal judge says he'll give additional instructions to jurors when they return for a fourth day of deliberations in the corruption trial of a political consultant who worked for Monica Conyers at the Detroit City Council.