The wife of Rep. John Conyers — chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which oversees the FBI and U.S. attorneys — could be headed to the pokey, according to the Detroit News:

Detroit –Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers said Tuesday she’s trusting God to deliver her from her mounting problems — a possible federal indictment and the prospect of prison.
Prosecutors who offered Conyers a chance to plead guilty to a five-year bribery-related felony charge in return for expected leniency wanted an answer by the end of Tuesday, persons familiar with the investigation said, though it was not clear that represented a firm deadline.
Conyers, who had not answered by the end of the business day, does not want to go to jail and is resisting pleading to an offense more serious than a misdemeanor, sources said.
The federal investigation of Conyers has focused on an alleged pattern of behavior that includes accusations she demanded and accepted cash and other benefits in connection with her duties as a council member and her former role as a trustee of the city’s General Retirement System, persons familiar with the investigation said.