City contractors felt forced to work with him, go-between says
Detroit — Bobby Ferguson was a foul-mouthed, paranoid bully willing to twist arms of fellow contractors and punish those who crossed his path, one of his former employees testified Wednesday.
Bernard Parker III, who acted as a business liaison for Ferguson and several companies identified as victims of the alleged extortion of Ferguson and former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, detailed multiple deals in which contractors felt forced to work with Ferguson or lose the work.
Parker, the son of a Wayne County commissioner by the same name, said Ferguson erupted in fall 2003 when an employee of Walbridge Aldinger sent Ferguson a letter complaining about demands on a $70 million sewer project. Former mayoral aide Derrick Miller pressured Parker to add Ferguson to the deal, Parker testified.
By Mike Wilkinsonand Robert Snell
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