The Supreme Court has rejected former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's appeal and will not review his corruption conviction. The High Court's decision was announced on its order list without further comment.
During Thursday's edition of NewsOne Now, guest host Van Jones and the day's panel of guests discussed the sentencing and the egregious disparities in justice this case has exposed when punishing politicians for wrong-doing.
In a letter reportedly written from federal prison, disgraced former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick claims Michigan officials have known about contamination in Flint’s water supply for much…
Claiming prejudicial testimony from federal agents who testified during his trial, ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate his public corruption conviction and 28-year prison sentence, reports The Detroit News.
Though ex-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to 20 years in the slammer for extortion, bribery, conspiracy and other crimes during his years in…
Months after her termination from a sports specialist position near Dallas, Carlita Kilpatrick (pictured left) is dealing with a newly released video showing investigators questioning her…
The former mayor of Detroit, Michigan has been found guilty of 34 counts of corruption charges, and was sent to jail to await his prison sentence. The crimes, that Kwame Kilpatrick has been found guilty of, include racketeering conspiracy which carries a maximum punishment of 20 years behind bars. Prosecutors say Kirkpatrick ran a private […]
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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick allegedly took a bribe of $10,000 from one of his friends in a restroom. The Detroit Free Press is reporting allegations against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick that came to light after a close friend was charged with money laundering. The allegations were revealed in a superseding indictment filed in […]
Disgraced former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick held court on a variety of subjects on Tuesday night, including his political future, as he promoted his new book. Kilpatrick insists that he is no longer a politician. “I don’t want to be your leader right now,” Kilpatrick said in front of an estimated 1,100 people at the […]
Photo: Getty Images For the first time since being released from prison, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick spoke this morning on The Tom Joyner Morning Show regarding his release and his brand new book, “Surrender.” Take a listen to the interview below to hear his side of the story that shocked the nation and his […]
Courtesy of: AC – Radio One Detroit, WCHBNewsDetroit.com This just in from the WCHB News Room: KWAME KILPATRICK ISSUES STATEMENT UPON RELEASE “I want to humbly thank all of the people who prayed for me and my family throughout this tumultuous time, especially during the past 14 months. Your prayers inspired me to press on […]
