September 5, 2008 – Tickle The Wire

Detroit Mayor’s Woes May Not Be Over

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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has stepped down as mayor and will go off to jail for four months. But reports suggest the FBI still may have some interest in his activities and his legal problems may not be over. By Paul Egan Detroit News DETROIT – The plea deal announced Thursday to settle perjury and…

Lobbyist Bad Boy Gets Four Years in Prison

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Bad Boy lobbyist Jack Abramoff, whose arrogance and wheeling-dealing became a symbol of evilness in Washington, was sentenced as his family looked on. By Neil A. Lewis New York Times WASHINGTON — Jack Abramoff, the onetime flamboyant lobbyist who amassed a fortune by showering gifts on Congressional and executive branch officials while bilking Indian…