Kwame Kilpatrick
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” [...]
Lawmaker wants Detroit mayor party rumor probe
AP – A state representative wants Michigan State Police to reopen an investigation into a rumored wild party that reportedly took place in 2002 at Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s home. Southfield Democrat Paul Condino tells WWJ-AM, The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press on Tuesday that recent revelations from possible witnesses to a party [...]
Forfeiture appeal could follow Granholm hearing
AP – A Detroit City Council attorney says appealing an order that stopped forfeiture efforts against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick could follow a hearing by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. William Goodman says the council’s attention is turned to the Sept. 3 misconduct hearing involving the mayor. Granholm will preside over the hearing. A Wayne County Circuit Court [...]
Grass-roots group runs ad supporting Detroit mayor
COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press – grass-roots group has launched a radio ad to support Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who faces 10 felony counts in two criminal cases. A spokesman for Citizens for an Honest Government said Tuesday the ad is a reminder that Kilpatrick has constitutional rights and should have his day in court. Adolph [...]
Judge blocks Detroit council effort to oust mayor
COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press – The City Council’s effort to remove Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick at a trial-like hearing was blocked shortly before it would have begun Monday by a judge who ruled that the city charter does not give the council such power. The ruling by Wayne County Circuit Judge Robert Ziolkowski is a rare [...]
