The firm, Conway MacKenzie, hired Dillon after he was forced to resign as treasurer. Dillon helped the firm land a lucrative contract to help handle Detroit’s financial troubles.
Then-Treasurer Andy Dillon played a role in securing a lucrative contract for the Birmingham-based business, where he now works.
It was pitched as a blockbuster plan to save pensions and art during the bankruptcy.
The guest lecturers will include Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, former Councilman Kenneth Cockerel Jr. and others.
Bill Nowling, who has attacked affirmative action, labor unions, gay marriage and the ‘liberal media,’ has far more power than a typical spokesman.
State lawmakers are calling for an “immediate investigation” after the Motor City Muckraker revealed that Dillon landed a job with the bankruptcy consultant.
Dillon was an integral part of getting Conway MacKenzie one of its most lucrative jobs ever, but he never divulged he and the CEO were longtime friends.
Cushingberry’s tax-funded pension and salary as an attorney were not enough to keep him afloat.
“Dear Detroit News, Go to hell. Go straight to hell. Do not pass go and don’t even think about collecting $200,” Cushingberry wrote.
The DIA artwork is at risk as the city wends its way through bankruptcy.