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It seems like Kwame Kilpatrick will join the likes of alleged ponzi schemer Ephren Taylor and has now been named a peddler by the SEC. When the federal government gets into your business and finds... AToast2Wealth- Unveiling Truth Behind Celebrity Life, The Church and Latest News.Read Full Story

I feel sorry for former Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick. I've followed this brother's life over the past few years, watching him fall from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, with one scandal after another further tarnishing an image that has come to be even dingier than that of the darkest parts of Detroit. In some ways, Kilpatrick's fall has paralleled that of his own city, which has seen unemployment rates as high as 30% and is now perceived to be a haven of violence, despair and...Read Full Story

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick could be headed back to prison next month, after a judge says he's been hiding assets that may have been used to pay the $1 million he owes his former city. According to the Associated Press: Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in 2008, after sexually explicit text messages became public, showing he had lied under oath about an affair with a staff member in a whistle-blowers' lawsuit. The 39-year-old resigned, served 99 days in jail...Read Full Story

A judge sent ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick back to prison for one and a half to five years this morning for lying about his finances and fighting orders to pay the city of Detroit $1 million in restitution. "The defendant has continued to lie to this court about his ability to pay restitution," prosecutor Kym Worthy wrote in a 10-page sentencing memorandum, the AP reports. "This court cannot reward lies, deceit and fraud with more probation." The prosecution originally requested that...Read Full Story

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, already jailed for violating his parole, is now facing even more legal troubles. Federal authorities have charged Kilpatrick with fraud and tax charges for allegedly bilking $640,000 from a charity designed to help improve Detroit and its image. Instead, authorities say, Kilpatrick used the money for his own personal gain. Kilpatrick allegedly used the money to pay for "yoga, golf, camp for his kids, travel, a video about his family, cars, political...Read Full Story

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was whisked away to prison for up to 5 years last month, after a judge determined that he had been lying about his ability to make $1 million in restitution payments to his former city. Now, that same judge must decide if Kilpatrick is eligible for a boot camp program that could put him on the streets in 90 days. Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan said that inmates who successfully complete the boot camp program, which involves military exercises and...Read Full Story

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was indicted this week on even more corruption charges. These charges also implicated his father, Bernard Kilpatrick. Federal prosecutors argue that Kwame and his father engaged in a "pattern of extortion, bribery and fraud," leading to the 38-count indictment. U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade is at the forefront of the investigation. "This indictment alleges an audacious and far-reaching abuse of the public trust by a group of high-level city officials and...Read Full Story

DETROIT (Reuters) - Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be barred from profiting from the sale of his memoirs, a court ruled on Tuesday, until he pays off nearly $900,000 in restitution he still owes under his 2008 conviction on obstruction of justice and perjury charges.Kilpatrick, released from state prison earlier this month after serving nearly 14 months for violating the terms of his probation, had asked the Michigan Court of Appeals to throw out a lower court's order establishing...Read Full Story

Kwame Kilpatrick Latest News, Detroit’s disgraced former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was handed a sentence of up to five years in prison today by a Wayne County Circuit Court for violating the terms of his probation. You may remember that Kilpatrick pleaded guilty in 2008 to two counts of obstruction of justice, agreeing to a deal whereby he would serve four months in jail, five years probation, resign as mayor, give up his state pension and his law license, and pay $1 million in restitution  to...Read Full Story

Still facing a host of federal charges – Southlake, Texas resident and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick walked out of prison a free man after serving just over 14 months of a 5-year sentence at a state facility in Jackson, Michigan. Kilpatrick had been serving time for violating probation related to a 2008 case against him. He is to check in with a Texas parole officer on his arrival as he is required to serve two years of parole. As you might remember , Kilpatrick pleaded guilty in...Read Full Story