By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com
Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is still the focus of an FBI probe into public corruption, was sentenced to serve 18 months to 5 years in prison for violating his probation in connection with his conviction for lying under oath in a police whistle blower case in state court.
The Detroit Free Press reported that Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner, in sentencing Kilpatrick, found he lied while on probation and hid money that was supposed to go toward repaying the city $1 million in restitution.
Kilpatrick asked for leniency, but the judge appeared to give his statements any weight, the Free Press reported.
“Probation is no longer an option,” Groner said. “That ship has sailed.”
Kilpatrick could be in far more trouble if he gets indicted for public charges stemming from his time as mayor.
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