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Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (born June 8, 1970) is an American politician, who previously served as the 72nd mayor of Detroit – from 2002 to 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the 9th district in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1997 to 2002.
DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who has served more than seven years of a 28-year prison sentence for corruption crimes, was released from federal prison Wednesday after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence, a Bureau of Prisons spokesman told The Associated Press.
F ormer Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick paid a visit to a crowded political rally in Saginaw County on Wednesday for the man who commuted his prison sentence in 2021: former President Donald Trump.
Feb 2, 2023 · U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds rejected Kilpatrick's request to end his supervised release early, citing his lavish lifestyle, unpaid debts and denial of responsibility. Edmunds also denied Bobby Ferguson's request, who was convicted with Kilpatrick of public corruption crimes.
- Tresa Baldas
- Reporter
Oct 10, 2013 · Former Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick apologized for putting the people of his city through a corruption scandal so vast that prosecutors say it accelerated Detroit’s march toward bankruptcy.
Mar 19, 2015 · Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, his father Bernard Kilpatrick and city contractor Bobby Ferguson were found guilty of extortion, bribery, fraud and tax charges in 2013. They used Kwame Kilpatrick's positions as Mayor and State Representative to enrich themselves and their associates.
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Nov 8, 2013 · Kwame Kilpatrick, former mayor of Detroit, was sentenced to 28 years in prison for extortion, bribery, and fraud. He used his office to enrich himself and his friends, and was caught by FBI agents using wiretaps and text messages.
