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Violet Ikonomova

Detroit

Investigative Reporter at Detroit Free Press

investigative reporter @freep / [email protected]

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  • Detroit police guarding 'castle' complex whose owner sparred with city on social media

    1 week ago | freep.com | Violet Ikonomova

    Police Chief Todd Bettison ordered officers to guard Charles Brooks' house after he reported threats. The Detroit home and business owner said the city turned people against him with a "diss track."Detroit police officers are guarding the complex of a resident being sued by the city for alleged blight, after he says a city social media campaign resulted in online threats against him.

  • Feds seek 18-year prison term for ex-Detroit Riverfront CFO

    2 weeks ago | freep.com | Violet Ikonomova

    Federal prosecutors are seeking an 18-year prison sentence for the Riverfront Conservancy's ex-chief financial officer whose crimes they say stemmed from "avarice so extreme that it remains difficult to grasp" in court records filed Thursday. "This was in no way a crime borne out of desperation or necessity," federal prosecutors wrote in the sentencing memorandum.

  • Detroit Land Bank sues owner of 'castle' complex over 'blighted' property

    2 weeks ago | freep.com | Violet Ikonomova |Brendel Hightower

    Charles Brooks and the city are sparring over social media after the Land Bank filed suit to get him to bring his property up to code. Brooks is known for his unconventional "castle" complex on the east side, which is covered in Biblical references, and has a skywalk and 7-car garage.

  • Todd Perkins kicks off bid to replace Duggan, calling himself 'the neighborhood mayor'

    3 weeks ago | freep.com | Dana Afana |Violet Ikonomova

    Attorney Todd Perkins highlighted his experience in law, understanding of city issues, and personal skills as strengths that set him apart from other candidates. His priorities include improving public safety, increasing housing, expanding mass transit, and creating job opportunities for Detroit residents. Perkins pledged to conduct a forensic audit of city hall if elected to ensure transparency and accountability.

  • Todd Perkins kicks off bid to replace Duggan, calling himself 'the neighborhood mayor'

    3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Violet Ikonomova |Dana Afana

    Attorney Todd Perkins kicked off his Detroit mayoral bid Wednesday night in front of a standing-room-only crowd at a recreation center in his native North End neighborhood, declaring himself a "neighborhood mayor" who would help them grow by leaning on corporations.

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violeta ikonomova @violetikon
11 Apr 25

got a "young leader" membership at the "nonpartisan" detroit economic club which affords me "exclusive" opportunities such as hearing gary miles speak for $45 https://t.co/rIJWVNIX1i

violeta ikonomova
violeta ikonomova @violetikon
10 Apr 25

Steve Neavling and Nancy Derringer made it so I cannot hear or read about Asian carp w/o thinking about Mike Duggan https://t.co/naHz0OMZbi

violeta ikonomova
violeta ikonomova @violetikon
10 Apr 25

RT @DE_Gifford: What a difference 5 years makes... https://t.co/2fYIf2sE5p