home

Ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Convicted of Corruption Charges

By Jeralyn, Section Corruption Cases
Posted on Mon Mar 11, 2013 at 12:27:43 PM EST
Tags: kwame kilpatrick (all tags)
Share This: Digg! StumbleUpon del.icio.us reddit reddit

Back in 2010, the feds brought an 89 count indictment against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and others, concerning the awarding of contracts in the city's Department of Water and Sewerage. The charges included racketeering, extortion, bribery, mail and wire fraud, tax evasion and filing false tax returns.

His father, Bernard Kilpatrick, was charged with racketeering, extortion, and two counts of filing false tax returns.

The trial lasted five months. The Government called 80 witnesses. A brief history of the trial is here.

Today the jury returned guilty verdicts against Kwame on 24 counts. His father, Bernard Kilpatrick, was convicted of one tax count, and contractor Bobby Ferguson was convicted on 9 counts.

< Saturday Night Open Thread | Monday Open Thread >

  • The Online Magazine with Liberal coverage of crime-related political and injustice news

  • Contribute To TalkLeft


    • Display: Sort:
    Ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Convicted of Corruption Charges | 13 comments (13 topical)

    Readers Must Login or Create an Account to Comment

    2 pm EDT (none / 0) (#1)
    by jbindc on Mon Mar 11, 2013 at 12:59:23 PM EST
    Hearing on whether or not Kilpatrick should be jailed immediately or not.

    Kwame K and Bernard Ferguson (none / 0) (#2)
    by jbindc on Mon Mar 11, 2013 at 01:44:58 PM EST
    Remanded to prison immediately.  Bernard K to remain free on bond.

    You mean Bobby Ferguson. (none / 0) (#3)
    by Donald from Hawaii on Mon Mar 11, 2013 at 02:03:42 PM EST
    You had me confused there for a second, starting to think how someone could be immediately remanded to custody while simultaneously remaining free on bond.
    :-D

    Working in the business as I do, I don't have much use or sympathy for elected officials who abuse their office and the public trust for personal gain. Lily Tomlin is right. No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up.

    Aloha.

    Parent

    Yes, sorry. :) (none / 0) (#4)
    by jbindc on Mon Mar 11, 2013 at 02:11:46 PM EST
    Was reading the live blog as I was typing!

    Parent
    something missing? (none / 0) (#5)
    by NYShooter on Mon Mar 11, 2013 at 02:44:22 PM EST
    Back in 2010, the feds brought an 89 count indictment

    Today the jury returned guilty verdicts against Kwame on 24 counts

    What happened to the indictments between 89 and 24? All the links only account for a few.

    No (none / 0) (#6)
    by jbindc on Mon Mar 11, 2013 at 03:33:46 PM EST
    In 2010, they indicted him on 38 counts

    Here's a timeline of all of The Adventures of Kwame

    Parent

    The reporter's blog says that 30 counts (none / 0) (#8)
    by Peter G on Mon Mar 11, 2013 at 07:20:58 PM EST
    went to the jury, which convicted on 24, acquitted on three, and hung (were unable to agree) on three.  The remaining counts must have been dismissed before or during the trial, either by a legal ruling of the judge or by virtue of being withdrawn by the prosecution.

    Parent
    More on Kwame (none / 0) (#7)
    by jbindc on Mon Mar 11, 2013 at 03:42:03 PM EST
    Wiki

    There's a whole lot more to his story - including the infamous rumored party at the Manoogian Mansion, the subsequent murder of Tamara Greene (who was an exotic dancer at this rumored party, and who was allegedly assaulted by Kwame Kilpatrick's wife, for supposedly giving Mr. Mayor a lap dance).

    (Prepare yourself before you read the wiki page - it's a LONG read).

    Wow! (none / 0) (#9)
    by Abdul Abulbul Amir on Mon Mar 11, 2013 at 10:53:05 PM EST

    One wonders which party this dirt bag belongs to.  A media secret.

    Does "one"? (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by Yman on Tue Mar 12, 2013 at 09:56:41 AM EST
    Do you mean "one" in the royal sense, or do you mean there's actually just a single person who's that clueless?

    Parent
    No Doubt... (none / 0) (#13)
    by ScottW714 on Thu Mar 14, 2013 at 11:05:50 AM EST
    ...Mayoral political parties are rarely listed, but a black mayor of Detroit doesn't take a genius to figure out, but it does require require a functioning synapses or two.

    Parent
    LOL (none / 0) (#10)
    by jimakaPPJ on Tue Mar 12, 2013 at 09:43:39 AM EST


    Parent
    dreaming about the lap dance, (none / 0) (#12)
    by NYShooter on Tue Mar 12, 2013 at 05:25:59 PM EST
    are we, Jim?

    Parent
    Ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Convicted of Corruption Charges | 13 comments (13 topical)

    Readers Must Login or Create an Account to Comment