Christine Beatty, former chief of staff to ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, begins her county jail sentence next week. Kilpatrick is serving 120 days after admitting that he lied under oath about an extra-marital affair with Beatty when the city was sued by two former cops whose investigation could’ve exposed the romance. Beatty pleaded guilty to similar charges last month after many had speculated that she’d agree to testify against Kilpatrick and avoid jail time. Beatty resigned as chief of staff when the Detroit Free Press published dozens of sexually explicit text messages exchanged between her and Kilpatrick.

Barry Bonds faces 12 charges in perjury case. Baseball’s home run record-holder will face three less counts of lying while under oath after a judge dismissed the charges Monday. Barry Bonds is still up against 10 counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice related to his 2003 testimony, denying that he used steroids before a grand jury. Judge Susan Illston dropped one count of perjury that she considered duplicitous, another because Bonds’ answer was vague, and a third because she viewed a question as ambiguous. Bonds is expected to face a new jury in the perjury case next March.