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Were bribes behind lack of enforcement in Detroit's illegal billboard case? - YouTube
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there are major developments tonight in
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a story the defenders first exposed all
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the way back in 2016
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hundreds of billboards hanging on the
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sides of buildings illegally in the city
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of Detroit and the company putting up
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those billboards is making some big
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money
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now there's questions about possible
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bribes involving two very prominent
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Detroiters let's bring in defender Kevin
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Dietz he has been working in this story
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in the city is really dragging its feet
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on this yeah it's been over a year and a
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half since our first story ran and now
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finally enforcement is underway and the
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US Attorney's Office is asking for
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copies of our stories as well as
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documents received under the Freedom of
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Information Act and to video depositions
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one from a city council member the other
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from a highly respected businessman
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billboard ads plastered the buildings in
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downtown Detroit the defenders told you
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all but three were illegal back in early
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2016 and that the city had dragged its
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feet on enforcement until 2018 now the
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feds want to know if there's more to
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this multi-million dollar illegal
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billboard business I do inquiry to video
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depositions in the first Detroit City
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Councilman Gabe Leland is asked under
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oath about accepting bribes from
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businessman Dennis Archer jr. can you
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answer the question and ask the question
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again please have you ever received a
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monetary or other bribe from Dennis
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Archer jr. for your vote on any issue
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that came before the Detroit City
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Council I refuse to answer the question
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based on my v amount of rise Leland has
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the question repeated three times then
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leads the Fifth Amendment which protects
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him from answering questions that could
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lead to self-incrimination that caught
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the eye of federal investigators do you
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feel I can't ask questions about
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ignition media this is the second video
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deposition it's Dennis Archer jr. a
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highly respected businessman answering
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questions under oath in it he's asked
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about councilman Gabe Leland pleading
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the fifth in regards to pain and bribes
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archers attorney refuses to let him
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answer the question saying it's not a
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fair question under the scope of the
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lawsuit he's there to testify in and the
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judge agreed the question went on
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sir Leland's attorney says it's
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ridiculous to even consider Archer would
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be involved in wrongdoing
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Archer believes disgruntled businessman
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christopher Williams and activist Robert
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Davis of a felons crusade for equality
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honesty and truth are creating a smear
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campaign to get even with Archer for
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developing the building Williams ran his
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bar out of why has he been allowed to
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break the law very openly without any
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interference Robert Davis says this is
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about Archer being a highly paid
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consultant for a major national
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billboard company with multiple ads in
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Detroit that were in violation in
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councilman Gabe Leland being the
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chairman of the committee in charge of
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the billboard ordinance ads can range
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from 1 million to 3 million dollars a
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year in revenue is very suspicious you
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never cert v unless you know you've done
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something wrong in addition to the
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inquiry by the US Attorney's Office
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Robert Davis filed a civil lawsuit
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regarding the billboards and just
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yesterday a judge ruled Dennis Archer
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jr. to be removed as a defendant the
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case will move forward against the city
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of Detroit so what's the city saying
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about this right now Kevin yeah so the
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city says that all of these illegal
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billboards are now down there aren't any
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more in the city they say that the US
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Attorney's Office has not contacted them
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for any information so they're getting
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all that information from us and from
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Robert Davis and his attorney and in
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terms of moving forward is there any
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kind of protocol in terms of stopping
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this from happening in the future yes
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Jose there is an ordinance that says
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they are not allowed and they started
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trying to redo this ordinance about six
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years ago and they still have no
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agreement on how to get it done look at
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them and you take them for granted don't
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think twice about it yeah thank you
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