Kwame Kilpatrick

500 Witnesses, 370,000 Text Messages Could Play Key Role In Kwame Kilpatrick Case

Posted 05.30.2012

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The trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who faces numerous charges of embezzlement and corruption, is shaping up to be a long one. WXY...

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SEC Slams Kwame Kilpatrick With Lawsuit

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 05.09.2012

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WASHINGTON — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is facing federal civil charges of taking part in an influence-peddling scheme involving the ...

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Will Kwame Take His Chances With A Jury?

Posted 04.25.2012

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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick may choose to take his chances with a jury as he awaits trial in an extensive corruption case. The Detroit Ne...

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Coming Soon: Kwame, The Movie

Posted 03.13.2012

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The rise and fall of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will soon be chronicled in a new "documovie" made by his sister, Ayanna Kilpatrick Ferguson...

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FBI Declares War On Political Corruption In Detroit

Posted 03.02.2012

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The FBI's Detroit Office declared political corruption a top priority Thursday, as it announced the formation of a new multi-agency task force to figh...

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Kwame Kilpatrick Restitution Payments Tripled, Will Still Take 143 Years To Pay Off

Posted 03.01.2012

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Detroit's former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick got word this week that his restitution payments to the city will triple. But the new monthly payment plan has...

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TOWED: Kwame Hit With Federal Extortion Charges

AP | Posted 04.17.2012

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DETROIT — Federal prosecutors have added a charge to the corruption case against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The indictment returned...

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Blame for Detroit's Problems Falls on You, the Voter

John K. Bennett | Posted 03.05.2012

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Go anywhere around the city, in the barbershops, around the water coolers at work and on local talk radio and the discussion regarding where to lay bl...

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I'm A Detroiter Too: A Response

Rabbi Jason Miller | Posted 01.22.2012

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There is certainly a revival in the Motor City and we should all be excited about the possibilities. But I want to caution Toby Barlow and anyone who believes that to be part of the renaissance one has to relocate to Downtown Detroit.

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Slain Stripper's Family Drop Suit Against Detroit Ex-Mayor

AP | By COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 01.01.2012

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DETROIT -- A federal judge dismissed a civil lawsuit Tuesday that claimed the city of Detroit and ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, a convicted felon, impede...

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The Self-Proclaimed Jewish Conspiracy Against Kwame Kilpatrick

Rabbi Jason Miller | Posted 09.06.2011

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Rather than seeking repentance for his misdeeds, Kwame cries that it was unfair the way he was treated and looks for a scapegoat. So, why not the Jews?

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Ex-Mayor Addresses Affair, Legal Saga In New Book

AP | MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 09.05.2011

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DETROIT — Disgraced former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick claims in an upcoming book that an unspoken alliance of political adversaries, Detroit busines...

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Prosecutors Try To Block Earnings From Detroit Mayor's Upcoming Book

freep.com | Posted 08.15.2011

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The Associated Press has quoted the former Detroit mayor as saying that all proceeds from "Surrender: The Rise, Fall & Revelation of Kwame Kilpatrick"...

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Ex-Mayor Denies Any Talk About Stripper

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, accused of obstructing the police investigation into the death of a stripper, testified Monday ...

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Disgraced Ex-Detroit Mayor Accused Of Throwing Party With Stripper

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — A lawyer says a stripper got $1,000 to perform at a dope-fueled party at the Detroit mayor's mansion and saw Kwame Kilpatrick's wife a...

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When the Vows Break: The Perfect Christmas Gift for Cheating Spouses

Steve Lake | Posted 05.25.2011

Here's a bit of last minute Christmas shopping tip: If your think your spouse is cheating on you, buy him or her a fancy smartphone and put it under the tree.

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Detroit Political Dynasty Comes To An End With Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick's Congressional Defeat

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — They called it "Team Kilpatrick," a small army of family and friends dedicated to keeping a Detroit congresswoman and her brash, risin...

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Moffat's Sex. Nietzsche's Memory.

Bill Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

It used to be sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll -- now it's sex, drugs, rock 'n roll, politics and Wall Street. For some reason, a lot of folks just get hung up about that sex thing.

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Former Detroit Mayor Could Reduce Prison Time With Boot Camp

AP | DAVID RUNK | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Corrections says imprisoned ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is eligible for a 90-day boot camp program th...

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New Journalism: Page Views Dictate Content Which Means More Lady Gaga Stories!

Harmon Leon | Posted 05.25.2011

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New Journalism is still in a Wild West transitional stage. With the collapse of the publishing industry the rules have yet to be defined--and so far...

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Kwame Kilpatrick, Disgraced Ex-Mayor Of Detroit, Living Life Of Luxury

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — If ever a public figure should be down for the count, it is Kwame Kilpatrick. Stripped of his job as Detroit's mayor, locked in jail ...

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Detroit Council Asks Mayor to Resign

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — A defiant Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick quickly rejected the City Council's call Tuesday for him to resign because of accusations that he lie...

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Kwame Kilpatrick Sex Scandal: More Steamy Text Messages Revealed

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — A series of often explicit text messages from Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's former chief of staff appear to show she had a long-term romant...

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Kwame Kilpatrick's Sext Messages Revealed

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Detroit Free Press has obtained court records containing over 6,000 text messages from the city-issued paging device of former mayoral chief-of-st...

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Kwame Kilpatrick Text Messages Released

AP | ED WHITE and COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is out of jail. His ex-lover and top aide, Christine Beatty, still has weeks behind bars. But their text mes...

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