Detroit Mayor’s Woes May Not Be Over
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 other felony charges against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick does not automatically resolve all of the mayor’s legal woes.
A federal investigation of alleged Detroit City Hall corruption in which Kilpatrick’s father, Bernard N. Kilpatrick, and certain close associates of the mayor are under scrutiny remains a wild card and a likely worry for the mayor, despite the plea deal with Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy that includes Kilpatrick’s resignation.
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