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Monday, March 11, 2013

Kwame Kilpatrick Guilty: Former Detroit Mayor Found Guilty In Federal Trial

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was found guilty of multiple counts of racketeering and extortion, a jury decided Monday. Kilpatrick was convicted of 24 charges, including racketeering, extortion, attempted extortion, bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud and filing false tax returns. Both Kilpatrick and contractor Bobby Ferguson were found guilty on most counts. Kilpatrick's 71-year-old father, Bernard Kilpatrick, was only found guilty of one tax count.

Jurors deliberated for 15 days before announcing that they were ready to vote on a verdict. The 12 members of this jury have spent 79 hours total deliberating all the details from the five-month trial.

Reporters in the courtroom said the three men all maintained stoic exteriors as the verdicts were read over seven minutes' time. The former Detroit mayor was convicted of 24 out of 30 total charges. Contractor Bobby Ferguson was convicted of nine out of 11 total counts. The jury reached a unanimous decision on 45 of 50 total felony charges levied by prosecutors.

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Such is all liberalism, corrupt and broken

Anonymous said...

No mention of his party affiliation? Ain't that strange?

Anonymous said...

Oh this is just great. Puts him in the running for the next election for president.

Anonymous said...

The Party of Corruption... Democrat Party.

These criminal thugs are ruining this county and the ignorant and to lazy are allowing it to happen. Jim Ireton and Chuck Crook drool over these kind.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
No mention of his party affiliation? Ain't that strange?

March 11, 2013 at 8:38 PM

Really? You had to ask that question?

Anonymous said...

I can't wait to see Jim Ireton and Barrie Tilghman leaving the Government Office Building for their crimes of corruption while in office.

Anonymous said...

yes 628 and 838, because its not like we've seen similar instances of GOP affiliates being carted away in cuffs.

Anonymous said...

But he did so much good for Detroit, like Jimbo's done for Salisbury.

Gerald, retired Detroit cop said...

Colman Young stole from Detroit and he was Mayor for years, now this guy, Marion Barry of DC was a crook, got cought and did time, then was re-elected, Barack Osama is a crook, but got re-elected, all Democrats !!!! Democrats, the party of criminals!