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Kwame Kilpatrick faces brand new federal charges in the explosive corruption and racketeering case that has dogged the former Mayor of Detroit for the past four years since being formally charged with obstruction of justice, perjury and misconduct while in office. The latest reports state that Kilpatrick and a contractor pal shook down a city towing contractor to the tune of $90,000.

Prosecutors allege that Kilpatrick and his friend Bobby Ferguson pocketed the cash from a towing contractor who has yet to be named. The case gets stickier as the money that officials say Kilpatrick gained also fell in step with heavy political contributions from Gasper Fiore, owner of one of the city’s largest towing firms.

This latest indictment follows a long list of charges against Kilpatrick, his father Bernard, other family members and even those from his former administration. With the prosecutors naming the group a criminal enterprise, the charges levied upon the so-called “Kilpatrick Enterprise” include racketeering, extortion, bribery, tax evasion and fraud.

Kwame Kilpatrick is due in court on September 6 this year.

 

Photo: Michigan Department of Corrections