Detroit
Detroit mayor says ousted chief `blindsided’ him
Detroit’s mayor said Thursday that he fired the city’s police chief after he was “blindsided” by his role in two reality television shows and his romantic relationship with a fellow police officer. Mayor Dave Bing’s comments came a day after he fired Chief Warren Evans — one year after he was hired for the job. [...]
Former Detroit mayor arraigned on federal charges
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded poverty Tuesday and was granted a lawyer at public expense to defend him against charges that he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars collected for a charity on himself and his family. Kilpatrick waived a reading of the tax and fraud charges during his first court appearance since being [...]
Congresswoman Cheeks Kilpatrick balances son’s troubles, campaign
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick beamed as her son and rising political star, Kwame, vowed during his first ceremonial oath of office to faithfully serve the citizens of Detroit as their mayor. She called the Jan. 4, 2002 event the highlight of her life. “In my mind he’s still my little boy and always will [...]
Ex-Detroit mayor late, $3,500 short on restitution
Authorities say former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was three days late and $3,500 short on a May restitution payment ordered as part of the criminal case that drove him from office. Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan says the payment due on the 15th of each month came on May 18 and was only [...]
Report: Detroit mayor’s lawyers offered plea deal
COREY WILLIAMS (AP) – Lawyers for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick have proposed a deal in which he would resign, plead guilty to two felonies, make restitution and serve five years’ probation in exchange for avoiding jail time, a newspaper reported Sunday. The Detroit Free Press quoted “a source familiar with all aspects of the negotiations” [...]
