That's what former Detroit city councilwoman Monica Conyers can say now that her federal prison sentence for bribery is officially over.
The embattled wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers ended her 37-month prison term for bribery Thursday — although she's had a taste of freedom for several months now.
Conyers has been on home confinement since being released from a halfway house Jan. 25. She's also been working at a Detroit-area collision shop and used-car business known as the Metrotech Automotive Group, where she works with customers, answers phones and does administrative work.
"She's doing a great job," said Metrotech President Sam Hussein, who hired Conyers about four months ago after she applied. Aware of her past troubles, Hussein said he was willing to give her a shot.
"From what I can gather, she's trying to put everything from the past behind her, move forward and try to stand on the right path now," Hussein said. "We decided to give her a second chance."
Conyers was sentenced in 2010 to 37 months in prison after pleading guilty to accepting money in exchange for her vote on a $1.2-billion sludge-hauling deal. She was initially sentenced at a federal prison camp in West Virginia dubbed Camp Cupcake for its cozy, sorority-like setting in the countryside.
According to federal Bureau of Prison officials, Conyers had earned a total of 108 days of good behavior while in prison. She is now on supervised release for two years.
The embattled wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers ended her 37-month prison term for bribery Thursday — although she's had a taste of freedom for several months now.
Conyers has been on home confinement since being released from a halfway house Jan. 25. She's also been working at a Detroit-area collision shop and used-car business known as the Metrotech Automotive Group, where she works with customers, answers phones and does administrative work.
"She's doing a great job," said Metrotech President Sam Hussein, who hired Conyers about four months ago after she applied. Aware of her past troubles, Hussein said he was willing to give her a shot.
"From what I can gather, she's trying to put everything from the past behind her, move forward and try to stand on the right path now," Hussein said. "We decided to give her a second chance."
Conyers was sentenced in 2010 to 37 months in prison after pleading guilty to accepting money in exchange for her vote on a $1.2-billion sludge-hauling deal. She was initially sentenced at a federal prison camp in West Virginia dubbed Camp Cupcake for its cozy, sorority-like setting in the countryside.
According to federal Bureau of Prison officials, Conyers had earned a total of 108 days of good behavior while in prison. She is now on supervised release for two years.