Not good. It’s a black eye on the face of the Congressional Black Caucus to be sure.

From ABC:

Monica Conyers, the wife of the powerful chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., pleaded guilty to one count of bribery in a federal court in Detroit, this morning.

Wife of Judiciary Chairman Conyers Pleads Guilty to Bribery

In this Sept. 5, 2005 file photo Monica Conyers sits with her husband, Democratic U.S. Rep. John… Expand

(AP Photo)

According to court documents, in late 2007, Mrs. Conyers, president pro tem of the Detroit City Council, twice accepted envelopes filled with cash, once in the parking lot of a Detroit McDonalds.