Mayor's adviser tied to key man in Synagro By DAVID ASHENFELTER, M.L. ELRICK and JIM SCHAEFER • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS • July 3, 2008 The FBI is investigating a political consultant to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in the Synagro Technologies sludge disposal deal, the Free Press has learned. Sources said the FBI recently asked Michael Tardif -- a member of the Democratic National Committee -- to come in for an interview because of his close ties to James Rosendall of Grand Rapids, the Synagro vice president who has emerged as a central figure in a widening city government corruption probe. Tardif and his attorney David DuMouchel declined comment Thursday. Sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the investigation, called Tardif a longtime friend of Rosendall, who is cooperating with...
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