Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Malik Kilpatrickis a former Michigan state representative and Democratic mayor of Detroit. He resigned as mayor after being convicted on felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice. Kilpatrick was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty, and was released on probation after serving 99 days. On May 25, 2010, he was sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in state prison for violating his probation, and served time at the Oaks Correctional Facility in northwest Michigan...
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