Carlita Kilpatrick

*Once he was elected, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrik was a hero. But his reputation quickly turned sour after skeletons in his closet began to come out. Now he’s back in trouble. RELATED: Kwame Kilpatrick Sought $25M from SkyTel over Sexting Scandal Kilpatrick is facing federal civil charges for taking part in an “influence-peddling” scheme involving the city’s public employee pension funds. According to the Associated Press, the Securities and Exchange Commission says Kilpatrick and...Read Full Story

*Detroit’s former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick claims in an upcoming book that an unspoken alliance of political adversaries, Detroit business leaders and an aggressive media capitalized on a sex and perjury scandal to send him from leading one of America’s largest cities to a prison cell, reports the Associated Press. The former politician bills “Surrendered! The Rise, Fall and Revelation of Kwame Kilpatrick,” due Aug. 1, as the true tale of his saga. While he takes responsibility for an affair...Read Full Story

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick appears in Wayne County Circuit Court for his sentencing Oct. 28, 2008 in Detroit *Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick demanded $25 million to settle his civil lawsuit against SkyTel Inc., the city’s former text-message provider, claiming the company violated federal law when it turned over his texts – containing sexually explicit messages with his former chief of staff, Christine Beatty – to attorney Michael Stefani through a police whistle-blower...Read Full Story

*A considerably lighter and now bearded former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is out of jail and he wanted the world to know it, so he took to social media networking to announce the good news. After spending 14 months in prison for a probation violation, the politician visited with family and friends, sent messages of gratefulness, and enjoyed his freedom. Kilpatrick posted a photo embracing his mother, former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick and his sister, Ayanna Kilpatrick Ferguson on...Read Full Story

*Good grief. Another report has surfaced that shows how corrupt Kwame Kilpatrick was as mayor of Detroit. The Detroit News says Kilpatrick and members of his so-called criminal enterprise threatened witnesses with violence, pocketed a $10,000 kickback in a restaurant bathroom and withheld city funds from firms that wouldn’t pay to play, The explosive new allegations were unveiled Wednesday. The allegations were included in an updated racketeering conspiracy indictment against Kilpatrick and...Read Full Story

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick was released from a Michigan prison this morning after serving 14 months for obstruction of justice after his efforts to conceal a sex scandal, reports NYT. Mr. Kilpatrick smiled broadly as he left the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson, Mich., where throngs of local journalists had waited since the early morning. The Detroit Free Press live blogged the release and posted a video. A 6-foot-4 former college football player once known as...Read Full Story

DETROIT (Reuters) - Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was released from a Michigan state prison on Tuesday after serving about 14 months for violating the terms of his probation on obstruction of justice and perjury charges.Kilpatrick, 41, who faces multiple federal charges, left a prison in Jackson, Michigan, west of Detroit at about 6:10 a.m. local time with his attorney and brother-in-law, said John Cordell, a state corrections department spokesman.The former mayor was sentenced to 18...Read Full Story

0 JACKSON, Mich. — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick walked free from a state prison early Tuesday after serving just over a year for violating probation in a 2008 criminal case. A relative escorted Kilpatrick from a Southern Michigan Prison facility in Jackson to a sport utility vehicle waiting outside. Kilpatrick smiled but did not address reporters as he climbed into the SUV, which headed toward the Detroit area under police escort. In a statement issued ahead of his release...Read Full Story

*Headlining controversial former mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick has been granted parole and will be released from his jail cell no later than July 24. The politician pled guilty in 2008 to obstruction of justice and was ordered to serve a minimum of 1.5 years of his 18-month to five year prison sentence. He was caught lying under oath about sending some dirty messages to one of his staff members. Kilpatrick then resigned. Later, the judge discovered he was also lying about his assets and...Read Full Story

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, who resigned and plead guilty to obstruction of justice in 2008, was sentenced Tuesday to up to five years for violating his probation. "The sentence was harsher than expected, elicited loud gasps in courtroom," reports The New York Times. Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner rejected a lengthy, emotional plea for lenience by Mr. Kilpatrick, and criticized the former mayor for lying, attempting to portray himself as a victim and ultimately...Read Full Story