Former Detroit Police Lt. John F. Kennedy, who at one point headed the department’s Integrity Unit, pleaded guilty this week to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery.
Kennedy, as head of the Integrity Unit, was responsible for the investigation of malfeasance by other police officers and city employees.
He and Officer Daniel Vickers were accused of accepting money and items of value from a towing company. In exchange Kennedy would use his position as a supervisor to funnel towing jobs to the company, which was outside the department’s regular towing rotation.
The bribery conspiracy count carries a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.