, ▁and ▁lost ▁the ▁mayor al ▁race ▁to ▁Mike ▁D ug gan ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁F BI ▁investigation ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Free ▁Press ▁obtained ▁F BI ▁wire t ap ▁trans cript s ▁that ▁were ▁un se aled ▁in ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Court . ▁The ▁investigation ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁case ▁against ▁Gas per ▁F iore , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁Bou lev ard ▁& ▁Tr umb ull ▁Tow ing , ▁a ▁large ▁City ▁of ▁Detroit ▁contract or . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁F iore ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁ple a ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ' s ▁Office , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁ple ad ▁guilty ▁to ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁commit ▁federal ▁program ▁b ri ber y . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁court ▁documents , ▁the ▁government ▁has ▁probable ▁cause ▁that ▁F iore ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁other ▁targets ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁several ▁cr imes , ▁including : ▁ext ort ion , ▁wire ▁fra ud , ▁b ri ber y ▁and ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁mar iju ana . ▁F BI ▁Special ▁Agent ▁Robert ▁Be e ck man ▁wrote ▁in ▁a ▁wire ▁tap ▁request ▁document ▁review ed ▁by ▁the ▁Detroit ▁News ▁that ▁" E v idence ▁has ▁been ▁gathered ▁showing ▁that ▁cr imes ▁involving ▁cor ruption ▁have ▁been ▁committed ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁target ▁subjects , ▁including ... N ap ole on .... "