Former Detroit Mayor Gets 28 Years in Prison for Racketeering Scheme
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in prison for running a complex racketeering scheme out of city hall. The sentence is one of the stiffest ever leveled against a corrupt politician. U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds said she wanted to send a clear message that corruption would not…