A federal judge denied bond for former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on Wednesday (March 27). Kilpatrick is currently in custody on corruption charges, and is awaiting sentencing.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted of several corruption charges in federal court Monday (March 11) morning. While on trial for the past five months, Kilpatrick was the centerpiece of a scandal that highlighted a staggering abuse of power.
Kwame Kilpatrick has chosen not to come to his own defense. The former mayor of Detroit decided not to testify during his corruption trial, Wednesday (Feb. 6). After “thoroughly” discussing the matter with his attorney, Kilpatrick opted to keep quiet. “I’m choosing not to testify,” he told U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds.
The only two Black people added to the jury selection pool in the corruption case against former Detroit mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, have been given their walking papers. While one juror was dismissed because of work commitments, the other refused to actually cast judgment on Kilpatrick. “I’m not God,” announced the potential juror. “I can’t judge anybody.” For […]
The FBI is preparing to launch felony charges at ex-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick after they say they have evidence that he up to $100,000 in bribes while in office. A contractor involved in a Detroit corruption investigation has admitted to giving the mayor $100,000 in bribes in 2002 while he served his term. The Detroit […]
