Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

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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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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Kwame: 'No One Remembers The Good'

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 11.30.2011

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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick came to Eastern Michigan University to talk about second chances and redemption, but controversy over his talk f...

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A New Charter and a New Opportunity

Vincent M Keenan | Posted 01.17.2012

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Vincent M Keenan

We've been told we're on the edge so many times that it feels like Detroit is as much on the edge of existence as on the straits of the Detroit River. Yet, if there is one common thread that ties Detroiters together it is resolve.

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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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Rabbi Jason Miller

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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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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When Cyberspace Comes Back to Haunt

Diane Dimond | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Dimond

As technology developments bring us new ways to protect our communications it also brings new ways for the mischief-minded and the criminal to take advantage of us.

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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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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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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 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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Michigan: The Key To Election 2008

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Tucker

"Michigan has suffered this economy in its worst form. Voters blame the Democratic governor and the Democratic Party, and the Republican president and the Republican Party."

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Detroit Mayor Proves Jeans and Genes Corrupt

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Derrick K. Baker

Depending on your politics and perspective, if there ever was a time to kick a dog when he's down, it's now, as Kilpatrick might be headed to hell on scholarship.

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Detroit Mayor To Resign Immediately

AP | ED WHITE and COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was bounced from office Thursday in a deal with prosecutors that will send him to jail and put an end to the se...

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Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, Charged With Two Felony Assault Counts

AP | ED WHITE and COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — For anyone keeping score, the leader of the nation's 11th-largest city now faces 10 felony charges in two separate cases. Mayor Kwame...

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Embattled Detroit Mayor Blasts "Lynch Mob Mentality"

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick lashed out at his opponents and the news media Tuesday night, accusing them of showing a "lynch mob mentality" amid a scandal o...

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