Rep. Larry Inman (R-Mich.) recently was indicted for allegedly demanding up to $360,000 in bribes for political campaigns in return for delivering votes to protect Michigan’s prevailing wage law, according to Bloomberg Law.
Inman allegedly wanted $30,000 in campaign contributions for himself and up to 11 other Republicans from a state labor union and promised the union he and his colleagues would not vote to repeal the law.
The unions didn’t make the payments, and the prevailing wage law was repealed.
The prevailing wage repeal bill started as a citizen petition but Michigan law allowed the chambers to pass the repeal measure on a majority vote not subject to governor veto. The repeal was supported by a state contractor group looking to lower labor costs; Democrats and unions opposed the repeal.
Inman faces one count of attempted extortion, one count of solicitation of a bribe and one count of making false statements to the FBI.
